Neurotoxicity from prenatal and postnatal exposure to methylmercury Abstract The extent to which postnatal methylmercury exposure contributes to neurobehavioral delays is uncertain. Confounding may occur because the child’s dietary exposure likely correlates with the mother’s. This conundrum was examined in the Faroese birth cohort 1 born in 1986–1987. Exposure parameters included mercury concentrations in maternal hair...
