THE EFFECT OF GLUTAMIC ACID UPON THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL GROWTH OF MONGOLS
FREDERIC T. ZIMMERMAN M. D.1,
BESSIE B. BURGEMEISTER PH. D.1, , and
TRACY J. PUTNAM M. D.1
1 The Department of Neurology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons; and the Neurological Institute of New York.
1. Glutamic acid accelerates both mental and physical growth in mongols.
2. Improvement in mental growth, while genuine, is not as great as in nonmongoloid retardation.
3. Improvement in physical growth, however, is striking over a 6 months' treatment period.
