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2. The Role of Hepcidin in Iron Metabolism
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Elizabeta Nemeth and Tomas Ganz
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inorganic chemicals ,Paper ,Models, Molecular ,medicine.medical_specialty ,congenital, hereditary, and neonatal diseases and abnormalities ,Anemia ,Protein Conformation ,Iron ,Inflammation ,digestive system ,Hepcidins ,Hepcidin ,Internal medicine ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,Medicine ,Homeostasis ,Humans ,Hemochromatosis ,Hepatitis ,biology ,business.industry ,nutritional and metabolic diseases ,Hematology ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Endocrinology ,Iron-deficiency anemia ,Hereditary hemochromatosis ,Immunology ,biology.protein ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Kidney disease ,Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides - Abstract
Hepcidin is the central regulator of systemic iron homeostasis. Dysregulation of hepcidin production results in a variety of iron disorders. Hepcidin deficiency is the cause of iron overload in hereditary hemochromatosis, iron-loading anemias, and hepatitis C. Hepcidin excess is associated with anemia of inflammation, chronic kidney disease and iron-refractory iron deficiency anemia. Diagnostic and therapeutic applications of this new knowledge are beginning to emerge. Dr. Ernest Beutler played a significant role in advancing our understanding of the function of hepcidin. This review is dedicated to his memory.
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- 2009
3. Persistent neurocognitive impairments associated with severe falciparum malaria in Kenyan children
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Julie A. Carter, V Mung'ala-Odera, Charles R. Newton, Crispin O. Musumba, G. Murira, Neema Mturi, and Brian G. R. Neville
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Paper ,Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Anemia ,Population ,Malaria, Cerebral ,Vision Disorders ,Context (language use) ,Child Behavior Disorders ,Neuropsychological Tests ,Severity of Illness Index ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Severity of illness ,parasitic diseases ,Medicine ,Humans ,Malaria, Falciparum ,education ,Child ,Survival rate ,Hearing Disorders ,education.field_of_study ,Language Disorders ,business.industry ,medicine.disease ,Kenya ,Patient Discharge ,Nutrition Disorders ,Hospitalization ,Survival Rate ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Editorial Commentary ,Socioeconomic Factors ,Cerebral Malaria ,Surgery ,Neurology (clinical) ,business ,Cognition Disorders ,Neurocognitive ,Malaria - Abstract
Objectives: There is little information on the characteristics of persisting impairments associated with severe forms of falciparum malaria. Previous work has suggested the existence of a group of children with particularly poor performance on neurocognitive assessments in the context of average group performance. The aim of this study was to provide a detailed characterisation of impairments in this subgroup. Methods: Three groups of children were recruited: children admitted up to nine years earlier with cerebral malaria (CM) (n = 152), malaria and complicated seizures (M/S) (n = 156), or those unexposed to either condition (n = 179). Each child underwent a series of developmental assessments. Standard definitions were used to classify impairment. Results: Twenty four percent of the CM and M/S groups had at least one impairment in the major domains assessed in the study, compared with 10% of the unexposed group. CM was associated with a higher proportion of multiple impairments and an increased risk of mortality in the first year after recovery in those identified with impairments on discharge. Conclusions: After severe malaria, some children have neurocognitive impairments that are evident as long as nine years later. Impairments may become more evident as children progress and face more complex cognitive and linguistic demands, socially and educationally. The child’s neurological status at discharge was not a good predictor of later neurocognitive impairment. This highlights the importance of follow up for children with severe malaria and the involvement of therapists and educators in the provision of services for this population.
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- 2005
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