| Association between neonatal iron overload and early human brain development in premature infants. | |
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PMID: 22349188 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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BACKGROUND: Emerging evidence suggests that excess iron may be detrimental for brain development. However, little is known regarding the association between neonatal iron overload and subsequent neurodevelopment during infancy in vulnerable premature infants. AIMS: To evaluate the association between neonatal iron overload and neurodevelopment in premature infants. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SUBJECTS: 24-32weeks gestational age infants who had serum ferritin (SF) measured at 34-35weeks post-menstrual age (PMA) and did not meet exclusion criteria: SF<76ng/ml, toxoplasmosis, syphilis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes infections, chromosomal disorders, or craniofacial anomalies were eligible. In addition, infants with sepsis or elevated C-reactive protein within 10days before their SF measurement were excluded. OUTCOME MEASURES: Infants were evaluated for neurodevelopmental outcome at 8-12months of age and were deemed to have neurodevelopmental impairment if they had one or more of the following: mental developmental index<70, abnormal neurological examination, bilateral blindness, bilateral deafness, or required occupational, physical, or speech therapy. RESULTS: 95 infants were studied. 70 had normal iron status (SF 76-400ng/ml) while 25 were deemed to have iron overload (SF >400ng/ml) at 34-35weeks PMA. There was a marginal increase in neurodevelopmental impairment among infants with iron overload compared to infants with normal iron status (64% vs. 41%, p=0.05). However, after controlling for confounders, iron overload was not associated with neurodevelopmental impairment (Adjusted OR 0.71, 95% CI, 0.21-2.5). CONCLUSION: Modest neonatal iron overload is not associated with neurodevelopmental impairment during infancy in premature infants. |
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Sanjiv B Amin; Gary Myers; Hongyue Wang |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-2-18 |
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Title: Early human development Volume: - ISSN: 1872-6232 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Feb |
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Created Date: 2012-2-21 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7708381 Medline TA: Early Hum Dev Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. |
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Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, NY United States. |
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