Abstract
An association between dyslexia and low concentrations of zinc in sweat has been demonstrated in a study of 26 children aged 6-14 yrs recruited from those attending the Dyslexia Institute, Staines, Middlesex, and the Hornsby Learning Centre, London.
Highlights
Infantile Refsum syndrome is characterized by retinitis pigmentosa, sensorineural deafness, developmental delay, hepatomegaly and dysmorphic features
An association between dyslexia and low concentrations of zinc in sweat has been demonstrated in a study of 26 children aged 6-14 yrs recruited from those attending the Dyslexia Institute, Staines, Middlesex, and the Hornsby Learning
Lead and cadmium and no differences in zinc concentrations were found in hair of dyslexics compared with controls
Summary
An association between dyslexia and low concentrations of zinc in sweat has been demonstrated in a study of 26 children aged 6-14 yrs recruited from those attending the Dyslexia Institute, Staines, Middlesex, and the Hornsby Learning Sweat from the skin of the back and hair from the occipitonuchal region were collected for analyses of trace minerals at the Biolab Medical Unit, London W1N3FF (correspondence to Dr Davies). Zinc concentrations in sweat of dyslexic children (5.4 umol/1) was 66% that in controls (8.0 umol/1, P=.0001).
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