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Thanks, but I had to hunt for the article. Here it is, but not a very

detailed report:

1: Appl Neuropsychol. 2004;11(2):65-74. Related Articles, Links

Cognitive impairment associated with toxigenic fungal exposure: a

replication and extension of previous findings.

Gordon WA, Cantor JB, Johanning E, Charatz HJ, Ashman TA, Breeze JL,

Haddad L, Abramowitz S.

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine,

New York, New York 10029, USA. wayne.gordon@...

In this study, neuropsychological data and symptom reports from 31

individuals exposed to toxic mold were examined. Most participants

were found to have reduced cognitive functioning in multiple domains,

with memory and executive functions the most commonly affected areas.

Rates of dysfunction were significantly greater than chance on more

than half of the tests. Number of cognitive impairments was found to

be related to depression, although few neuropsychological test scores

were correlated with depression. Results also indicated that symptom

report of the mold-exposed participants was not significantly different

from that of matched groups of 65 persons with mild traumatic brain

injury (TBI) and 26 individuals with moderate TBI. The mold-exposed

participants reported significantly more symptoms than 47 people with

no disability. This study adds to a growing body of literature (e.g.,

Baldo, Ahmad, & Ruff, 2002; Gordon, Johanning, & Haddad, 1999) relating

exposure to mycotoxins to cognitive dysfunction.

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TOXIC MOLD SURVEY: www.presenting.net/sbs/sbssurvey.html

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SE> Here's the link to the study:

SE> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?CMD=Display & DB=pubmed