KORELASI ANTARA KADAR FERITIN SERUM DAN FUNGSI KOGNITIF PADA ANAK DENGAN THALASSEMIA MAYOR

• Main Authors: , HASTUTI INDRA RETNANI, , Prof. dr. Djauhar Ismail, MPH, Ph.D, Sp.A.(K)
• Format: Theses and Dissertations NonPeerReviewed
• Published: [Yogyakarta] : Universitas Gadjah Mada 2013
• Subjects: ETD
• Online Access: https://repository.ugm.ac.id/120591/; http://etd.ugm.ac.id/index.php?mod=penelitian_detail&sub=PenelitianDetail&act=view&typ=html&buku_id=60629
• Institution: Universitas Gadjah Mada

Cognitive abnormalities in thalassemia major is controversial and hypothetically related to chronic anemia and high levels of serum ferritin. High serum ferritin can go through blood brain barrier by unclear mechanisms and may cause impaired cognitive function by neurogeneration from iron free radic...