Effects of early maternal docosahexaenoic acid intake on neuropsychological status and visual acuity at five years of age of breast-fed term infants

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 157, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 900-905

  Jensen, Craig L ^a   Voigt, Robert G ^c   Llorente, Antolin M ^d   Peters, Sarika U ^a   Prager, Thomas C ^b   Zou, Yali L ^b   Rozelle, Judith C ^a   Turcich, Marie R ^a   Fraley, J Kennard ^a   Anderson, Robert E ^e   Heird, William C ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

DHA; Docosahexaenoic acid; K ABC; Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children; PDI; Psychomotor Development Index; VEP; Visual evoked potential; Wechsler Primary and Preschool Scale of Intelligence Revised; WPPSI R

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; PLACEBO; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL ACUITY;

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TERM BIRTH; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 78449279354     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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