. "5 Nervous System Disorders." In Her Lifetime: Female Morbidity and Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1996.
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IN HER LIFETIME: Female Morbidity and Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa
TABLE 5-2 Disorders of the Nervous System in the African Female Across Her Life Span
Time of Life
Disorders
Intrauterine
Congenital malformations from maternal malnutrition and infections
Cretinism from maternal iodine deficiency and goitrogenic diet, including cassava diet
Low birthweight from maternal malnutrition may cause poor neurodevelopment, increased occurrence or risk in later life of high blood pressure; and mortality from cardiovascular disease, including stroke (Barker et al., 1989a,b; Edwards et al., 1993; Law et al., 1993, 1991; Seldman et al., 1991; Whincup et al., 1989)
