Global Health: In Central Africa, Bitter Cassava Is Linked to Mental Deficits

Monday, April 22, 2013 - 17:20 in Health & Medicine

Children who do not show physical symptoms of konzo, a crippling disease caused by the cyanide in improperly prepared cassava, may still have mental impairments.

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