Iron deficiency and common neurodevelopmental disorders-A scoping review.

Scout McWilliams Ishmeet SinghWayne LeungSylvia StocklerOsman S Ipsiroglu

Published in: PloS one (2022)

Evidence in favor of screening for iron deficiency and using iron supplementation for pediatric neurodevelopmental disorders comes primarily from ADHD studies and needs to be further investigated for ASD and FASD. Further analysis of study methodologies employed and populations investigated is needed to compare studies against each other and further substantiate the evidence created.

Keyphrases

iron deficiency
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
autism spectrum disorder
case control
atomic force microscopy
working memory
intellectual disability