Approaches for reducing the risk of early-life iron deficiency-induced brain dysfunction in children

Nutrients

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2018, Pages

  Cusick, Sarah E ^a,b   Georgieff, Michael K ^a,b   Rao, Raghavendra ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain dysfunction; Children; Infants; Iron; Iron deficiency; Iron supplementation; Neurodevelopment

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FERRITIN; FERROPORTIN; HEPCIDIN; IRON BINDING PROTEIN; PROTOPORPHYRIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TRACE ELEMENT; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR; IRON;

ANEMIA; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN METABOLISM; CHILD; ERYTHROPOIESIS; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON THERAPY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALARIA; MILK INTOLERANCE; MINERAL SUPPLEMENTATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; PUERPERIUM; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; UMBILICAL CORD; VISUAL ACUITY; AGE; ANIMAL; BLOOD; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEFICIENCY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANIMALS; BIOMARKERS; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85042320096     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu10020227     Document Type: Review

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