Logo image
Neurological Complications of Nutritional Disease
Journal article   Peer reviewed

Neurological Complications of Nutritional Disease

Aparna Polavarapu and Daphne Hasbani
Seminars in pediatric neurology, v 24(1)
Feb 2017
PMID: 28779868

Abstract

Animals Brain - diagnostic imaging Brain - physiopathology Humans Micronutrients - deficiency Micronutrients - toxicity Nervous System Diseases - complications Nervous System Diseases - diagnostic imaging Nervous System Diseases - physiopathology Nutrition Disorders - complications Nutrition Disorders - diagnostic imaging Nutrition Disorders - physiopathology Spinal Cord - diagnostic imaging Spinal Cord - physiopathology
Vitamins and minerals have essential functions in the body, from signal transduction to acting as cofactors for numerous enzymatic processes. Nutritional deficiencies and excess of certain vitamins and minerals can have profound effects on the central and peripheral nervous systems from early development into adulthood. This article summarizes the role of various nutritional factors in the nervous system and the neurological symptoms that can arise from deficiency or excess.

Metrics

19 Record Views
11 citations in Scopus

Details

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

This publication has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:

#3 Good Health and Well-Being

InCites Highlights

Data related to this publication, from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool:

Web of Science research areas
Clinical Neurology
Pediatrics
Logo image