Is DMSA/Succimer use in the absence of high lead a dangerous experiment? BC on Autism Ep 23
Bartholomew Cubbins on Autism
English - November 16, 2006 04:45 - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingScience Health & Fitness Medicine autism science skeptic parent research Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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A recent paper caught my eye since it claimed that the use of the chelation agent, DMSA/Succimer, may contribute to cognitive deficits if used in the absence of lead contamination of an animal model.
This is a good paper, but I'm just not entirely convinced the the data. Dunno, maybe it's just me. The bottom line is that if one is convinced by their data that succimer treatment can alleviate lead-induced cognitive deficits, then I believe that one has to be convinced by their data that succimer treatment in the absence of lead contamination induces cognitive defects itself - that's a huge and scary statement.
Check it out.