Child and Adolescent Manganese Biomarkers and Adolescent Postural Balance in Marietta CARES Cohort Participants.

Danielle E McBrideAmit BhattacharyaHeidi SucharewKelly J BrunstMary BarnasCyndy CoxLorenna AltmanTimothy J HilbertJeff BurkleSusan WestneatKaitlin Vollet MartinPatrick J ParsonsMeredith L PraamsmaChristopher D PalmerKurunthachalam KannanDonald R SmithRobert WrightChitra AmarasiriwardenaKim N DietrichKim M CecilErin N Haynes

Published in: Environmental health perspectives (2024)

This study found childhood and adolescent Mn biomarkers were associated with subclinical neuromotor effects in adolescence. This study demonstrates postural balance as a sensitive measure to assess the association between Mn biomarkers and neuromotor function. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP13381.

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mental health
young adults
depressive symptoms