The Effects of Brain Iron Deficiency on Cognitive and Behavioral Aspects

S. Yehuda, S. Rabinovitz, R. L. Carasso, D. I. Mostofsky

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Abstract

• Brain iron deficiency induced structural and functional changes in the brain. • Brain iron deficiency reduced cognitive and learning capacities in animal and human. • Iron deficiency is the most prevalent in the world. • Early iron deficiency might induce longlasting behavioral consequences despite rehabilitation of the hematological values.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNutrition and Health (United Kingdom)
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Pages195-206
Number of pages12
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010

Publication series

NameNutrition and Health (United Kingdom)
VolumePart F3881
ISSN (Print)2628-197X
ISSN (Electronic)2628-1961

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© Humana Press, a part of Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2009.

Keywords

  • Brain iron deficiency
  • Shoham behavior
  • dopamine

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