The effect of Iron Deficiency Anemia on Intelligence Quotient in children | ||
| Minia Journal of Medical Research | ||
| Volume 32, Issue 1, January 2021, Pages 66-68 PDF (242.13 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.220584 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Effat A. Zaky; Zainab Kh. Mahmoud; Marwa M. Abd El Wahab; Shimaa Kh. Kamel | ||
| Department of E.N.T, El-Minia Faculty of Medicine | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Obgective: to evaluate the The effect of Iron Deficiency Anemia on Intelligence in children. Patients and Methods: This study was carried out on fifty children who were classified into 2 groups: The (study group) included 25 children who diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia (collected from pediatric blood disease clinic at Minia University Hospital). The result from the study group were compared to another group (control group), which included 25 not diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia” children. (Collected from children coming with their relatives to ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) clinic at Minia University Hospital. Results: Children with IDA had lower scores in inteligence quotient indicating impaired neurocognitive function . . | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Iron Deficiency Anemia; inteligence quotient; Neurocognitive functions | ||
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