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Neurochemical Basis of Behavioural Effects of Brain Iron Deficiency in Animals

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Brain, Behaviour, and Iron in the Infant Diet

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Iron deficiency and anaemia are the most common nutritional disorders in both Third World and industrialized countries today. The numerous behavioural manifestations of iron deficiency in adults include lethargy, irritability, apathy, listlessness, fatigue, lack of concentration, pagophagia (pathological craving for ice) and pica (perverted craving for substances unfit for food), inattention, hypoactivity and, sometimes, a decreased performance on the IQ test. In children, iron deficiency may also lead to hyperactivity.

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  1. Department of Child Health, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, M13 9PT, Manchester, UK

    John Dobbing DSc, FRCP, FRCPath (Emeritus Professor of Child Growth and Development) (Emeritus Professor of Child Growth and Development)

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Yehuda, S. (1990). Neurochemical Basis of Behavioural Effects of Brain Iron Deficiency in Animals. In: Dobbing, J. (eds) Brain, Behaviour, and Iron in the Infant Diet. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1766-7_7

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