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Article: Effects of iron deficiency versus iron deficiency anemia on brainstem auditory evoked potentials in infancy
- Article from:
- The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
- Article date:
- October 1, 2006
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CopyrightCopyright Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Oct-Dec 2006. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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SUMMARY: Kürekçi AE, Sana SÃ, Karaoglu A, Ulas ÃH, Atay AA, Serdar MA, Akin R, Ãzcan O. Effects of iron deficiency versus iron deficiency anemia on brainstem auditory evoked potentials in infancy. Turk J Pediatr 2006: 48; 334-339.
There has been little or no evidence of brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEPs) among infants with iron deficiency (ID) that is not severe enough to cause anemia. To our knowledge, the effect of ID on auditory functions and/or potentials has not been investigated previously, though it seems reasonable that it should be associated with BAEP measures intermediate between those observed in iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and in iron sufficiency, considering ...