Iron Profile Estimations in Children of Behavioural Disorders.
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2010-10
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Background: Iron deficiency causes abnormal dopaminergic neurotransmission and may
contribute to behavioral disorders. Objective: Iron Profile Estimation in Children (5-14
yrs) of Behavioral Disorders. Design : Cross-sectional study. Setting: Child Guidance
Clinic of University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital. The
sample consisted of Forty children in the age group of 5 to 14 years suffering from
behavioral disorders. Haemoglobin , Mean Corpuscular Volume, Mean Corpuscular
Hemoglobin, Serum Iron ,Total Iron Binding Capacity, Peripheral smear, Percentage
transferrin saturation , serum ferritin estimations were done. The behavioral symptoms
were scored on Achenback Child Behavior Checklist. Results: Iron deficiency anemia
was present in 75% of the children with behavioral symptoms. Serum ferritin was abnormal
(<20micrograms/litre) in 67.8% of the children. There was statistically significant
association between pica and iron deficiency anemia(p<0.001).Serum ferrittin levels
correlated negatively with behavioral symptoms (r=-.067), though not significant.
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Iron deficiency Anemia, Serum ferritin
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Shrivastava Shruti, Bhatia M S, Rusia U, Rusia A. Iron Profile Estimations in Children of Behavioural Disorders. Delhi Psychiatry journal. 2010 Oct; 13 (2): 339-340.