Table 3:
Mercury Concentration in Cortical Sections from Seychelles Cases
| Case No. and Gender | Age (yr) | Cortical Region | Total Hg (ppb) | Inorganic Hg (ppb) | Inorganic Hg (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S2F | 76 | Calcarine | 120 | 81 | 68 | ||
| Rolandic | 167 | 117 | 70 | ||||
| Cerebellum | 53 | 23 | 42 | ||||
| S10M | 56 | Calcarine | 169 | 35 | 21 | ||
| Rolandic | 153 | 28 | 18 | ||||
| Cerebellum | 189 | 29 | 15 | ||||
| S11M | 65 | Calcarine | 194 | 36 | 18 | ||
| Rolandic | 209 | 40 | 19 | ||||
| Cerebellum | 255 | 43 | 17 | ||||
| S17M | 60 | Calcarine | 324 | 62 | 19 | ||
| Rolandic | 462 | 160 | 35 | ||||
| Cerebellum | 349 | 66 | 19 | ||||
| Mean ±SD | 64 ±9 | Calcarine | 202±87 | 54±22 | 32 ±24 | ||
| n=4 | Rolandic | 248±145 | 86±63 | 36 ±24 | |||
| Cerebellum | 211±124 | 40±19. | 23 ±13 | ||||
| Brain | 220±112 | 60±42 | 30±20 | ||||