Looking Through a Crystal. Ball: Impact of iron status on Cognitive Functions in Egyptian Children

Q4 Medicine

Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.21608/ejentas.2021.101256.1433

Dina Y. Elalfy, Reham Ahmed Fahiem

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Abstract

Objective: Determine the effect of IDA & ID, on the cognitive functions in children and its consequences. Patients and Methods: Three groups of children were enrolled in this case-control study with an age range of 3- 8 years. They were selected from pediatric and phoniatric clinics in Egypt. Control group (CG): thirty normal children. Case groups were divided into GroupI: Nineteen Delayed language development children had ID only, Group II: Thirty Delayed language development children had iron deficiency anemia (IDA). Groups were subjected to (1) Full history taking (focusing on nutritional history). (2) CBC by automatic cell counters. (3) Iron status through estimation of serum ferritin level by ELISA. (4) Assessment of cognitive functions by assessment of Non- verbal Intelligent Quotient (NV-IQ) using Stanford Binet 5 th Edition measuring (fluid reasoning, knowledge, quantitative reasoning, visual-spatial processing, and working memory). (5) Assessment of language-by-language test. Results: Under the umbrella of faulty eating habits, there was a direct correlation between the NV-IQ and the deterioration of iron status with their consequence on delaying language development. Conclusion: There is necessitating to assess NV-IQ and iron status in any child with delayed language development with poor attention span, intelligence, sensory perception functions, emotions, and behavior, especially with the condition of faulty eating habits.

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透视水晶。铁对埃及儿童认知功能的影响

目的:探讨IDA和ID对儿童认知功能的影响及其后果。患者和方法:三组儿童被纳入这项病例对照研究，年龄范围为3- 8岁。他们是从埃及的儿科和精神病诊所挑选出来的。对照组:正常儿童30例。病例组分为两组:第一组:19例语言发育迟缓儿童仅患有缺铁性贫血;第二组:30例语言发育迟缓儿童患有缺铁性贫血。各组接受(1)完整的病史记录(重点是营养史)。(2)全自动细胞计数。(3) ELISA法测定血清铁蛋白水平测定铁状态。(4)采用Stanford Binet第5版非语言智商(NV-IQ)评估认知功能(流体推理、知识、定量推理、视觉空间加工和工作记忆)。(5)逐语测试评估。结果:在不良饮食习惯的影响下，NV-IQ和铁状态的恶化与语言发育的延迟有直接的相关性。结论:对任何语言发育迟缓、注意力持续时间、智力、感觉知觉功能、情绪和行为均较差的儿童，特别是有不良饮食习惯的儿童，都有必要进行NV-IQ和铁的评估。

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Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences Medicine-Otorhinolaryngology

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期刊介绍： Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences aspires to play a national, regional and international role in the promotion of responsible and effective research in the field of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery in Egypt, Middle East and Africa. Mission To encourage and support research in Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) field and interdisciplinary topics To implement high-quality editorial practices among Otolaryngologists To upgrade the ability and experience of local doctors in international publishing To offer professional publishing support to local researchers, creating a supportive network for career development To highlight ENT diseases and problems peculiar to our region To promote research in endemic, hereditary and infectious ENT problems related to our region To expose and study impact of ethnic, social, environmental and cultural issues on expression of different ENT diseases To organize common epidemiologic research of value to the region To provide resource to national and regional authorities about problems in the field of ENT and their implication on public health and resources To facilitate exchange of knowledge in our part of the world To expand activities with regional and international scientific societies.