Association between neonatal iron overload and early human brain development in premature infants

Early Human Development

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 583-587

  Amin, Sanjiv B ^a   Myers, Gary ^a   Wang, Hongyue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Iron overload; Latent iron deficiency; Neurodevelopmental impairment; Oxidative stress; Premature infants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILATERAL BLINDNESS; BLINDNESS; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON OVERLOAD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; NEONATAL IRON OVERLOAD; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEWBORN DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREMATURITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPEECH THERAPY;

BRAIN; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84863779802     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: 18726232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2011.12.030     Document Type: Article

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