The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that up to a half ofpregnant womensuffer fromfolic aciddeficiency in the last 3 months of pregnancy (Foresight 1996).Folic acidis needed to manufacture DNA and, withvitamin B12, to make red blood cells. Deficiency can lead topernicious anaemia. (...
【疾病名】叶酸缺乏症【英文名】folicaciddeficiency【缩写】【别名】叶酸缺 乏【ICD号】E56.8【概述】叶酸缺乏症是指由于叶酸摄入不足或吸收不良引起 的以巨幼红细胞性贫血为特征的临床综合征。【流行病学】目前暂无相关资料。【病 因】1.摄入不足常见于营养不良、偏食、挑食或喂养不当的婴幼儿中。叶酸衍生 ...
Folate deficiency refers to folate levels that are too low. Low levels of folate may be due to inadequate dietary intake, poor intestinal absorption, medication use that interferes with folate function, and impaired folate metabolism. Pros and Cons of Taking a Folic Acid Supplement Pros of takin...
A study in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) identified that women of childbearing age and non-black Hispanic women were at high risk of folic acid deficiency due to inadequate folic acid intake.[3]Most developed nations have mandatory folic acid flour fortifications, an...
Tissue deficiency of folic acid, as measured by a red cell folate level below 150 ng. per milliliter, was present in 16 per cent of 110 sequential pregnant women at the time of their first prenatal visit to a municipal clinic. A further 14 per cent of subjects had red cell folate level...
folic acid deficiency anemia, type ofanemiaresulting from a deficient intake of the vitaminfolic acid(folate). Folic acid, a B vitamin, is needed for the formation of heme, the pigmented, iron-containing portion of thehemoglobinin red blood cells (erythrocytes). A deficient intake of folic aci...
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(NS) or dextrose 5% in water (D5W) and infused over 30 minutes. Folic acid may also be given as an infusion when added to other IV maintenance solutions. To avoid folic acid deficiency in patients on hemodialysis, the recommended dose is estimated to range from 1 mg to 5 mg daily.[...
Twenty-five inpatients of a psychiatric clinic showed high incidence of the sign of folic acid deficiency. Low serum folate levels (L. casei assay) was revealed in 64% of the patients and macrocytosis (MCV over 95μ) in 64%. Hypersegmented polymorphs were increased in 24%. Mean diameter ...
The authors report 12 cases of neurological syndromes due to folic acid deficiency, due in 8 cases to chronic alcoholism. In 5 cases there was polyneuritis, 3 cases had cerebellar atrophy, whilst 4 patients had subacute combined degeneration of the cord. Folic acid deficiency occurred alone in...