Effects of age and body lead burden on CNS function in young children. II. EEG spectra

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology
V A BenignusK J Seiple

Abstract

This study explored the effects of age and PbB upon EEG power spectra and various measures of hemispheric laterality in children, aged 13-75 months, watching a display (cartoon). The following are the principle conclusions: (1) The delta- and theta-band amplitude decreased with age. (2) When only bilaterally synchronized EEG between P3 and P4 was considered, the amplitude of P3 was estimated as greater than P4 in all frequency bands and for all ages. Previous reports have not shown lateral EEG dominance in children below 75 months. (3) When lateral dominance measures consider only the relationship between synchronized EEG at P3 and P4, bilateral communality in the delta band increased with age. (4) Increased PbB generally produced an increase in the relative amplitude of synchronized EEG between P3 and P4 in all frequency bands. This was true for PbB levels well below 15 micrograms/dl, among the lowest level PbB effects previously reported. No clinical or behavioral effects of PbB values have been reported below 15 micrograms/dl. It appears to be theoretically and practically important to understand the functional significance of bilaterally synchronized activity. The signal processing of the CNS can be explored using these met...Continue Reading

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