FOLIC-ACID IN NEURODEVELOPMENT AND CHILD-PSYCHIATRY

被引:28
作者
GREENBLATT, JM
HUFFMAN, LC
REISS, AL
机构
[1] KENNEDY KRIEGER INST,BEHAV GENET & NEUROIMAGING RES CTR,550 N BROADWAY,SUITE 507,BALTIMORE,MD 21205
[2] NIMH,DIVNEUROSCI & BEHAV SCI PERSONAL & SOCIAL PROC RES BRANCH,ROCKVILLE,MD 20857
[3] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT PSYCHIAT,DIV CHILD PSYCHIAT,BALTIMORE,MD 21205
关键词
FOLIC ACID; FRAGILE-X SYNDROME; NEURODEVELOPMENT; NEUROTRANSMITTERS;
D O I
10.1016/0278-5846(94)90074-4
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
学科分类号
摘要
1. Folic acid deficiency has been associated with diverse neuropsychiatric symptoms. 2. This paper discusses the impact of folate on brain development, maturation and function and reviews the role of folate in psychiatric disorders, particularly childhood 3. A brief case report examines the use of folate in the treatment of attentional problems in a child with fragile X syndrome.
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页码:647 / 660
页数:14
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