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• Brain iron deficiency induced structural and functional changes in the brain.
• Brain iron deficiency reduced cognitive and learning capacities in animal and human.
• Iron deficiency is the most prevalent in the world.
• Early iron deficiency might induce longlasting behavioral consequences despite rehabilitation of the hematological values.
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Yehuda, S., Rabinovitz, S., Carasso, R., Mostofsky, D. (2009). The Effects of Brain Iron Deficiency on Cognitive and Behavioral Aspects. In: Yehuda, S., Mostofsky, D. (eds) Iron Deficiency and Overload. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-462-9_11
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