Case Report: High Prenatal Bisphenol A Exposure and Infant Neonatal Neurobehavior

Case Report: High Prenatal Bisphenol A Exposure and Infant Neonatal Neurobehavior

CONTEXT Most of the U.S. population is exposed to the high-production-volume chemical bisphenol A (BPA), but targetable sources of exposure remain to be determined. Animal studies and one human study suggest that BPA is a neurotoxicant. CASE PRESENTATION A mother in the Health Outcomes and Measures of the Environment (HOME) Study, a prospective birth cohort examining prenatal and postnatal en...

Bisphenol A and Infant Neonatal Neurobehavior

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Neonatal Hyperekplexia: A Case Report

Hyperekplexia is a rare non-epileptic disorder characterized by an exaggerated and persistent startle reaction to the unexpected tactile and acoustic stimuli. The disorder is occasionally associated with generalized muscular rigidity and has the clinical hallmark of positive nose tapping test.The disease is inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion.  Recessively inherited and sporadic forms of...

Prenatal Bisphenol A Exposure and Early Childhood Behavior

BACKGROUND Prenatal exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) increases offspring aggression and diminishes differences in sexually dimorphic behaviors in rodents. OBJECTIVE We examined the association between prenatal BPA exposure and behavior in 2-year-old children. METHODS We used data from 249 mothers and their children in Cincinnati, Ohio (USA). Maternal urine was collected around 16 and 26 weeks ...