الملخص

معلومات البحث

المؤلفون Mortada H. El-Shabrawi, MD, Naglaa Mohamed Kamal, MD, Mona Abbas Elhusseini, MD, Laila Hussein, MD, Enas Abdallah Ali Abdallah, MD, Yahia Zakaria Abdelalim Ali, MD, Ahmed Abelfattah Azab, MD, Mostafa Abdelazim Salama, MD, Muna Kassab, MD, and Michael Kr

الكلمات المفتاحية NTDs = neural tube defects, RDA = recommended daily allowance, USDA = U.S. Department of Agriculture, FDA = Food and Drug Administration.

المجلة العلمية Medicine

الناشر Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

المجلد 94

العدد 37

الصفحات e1395

publication.type International

رابط البحث Not Available

المواد المرفقة Not Available

الملخص

Neural tube defects (NTDs) are a group of congenital
malformations with worldwide distribution and complex etiopathogenesis.
Folic acid plays a pivotal role in their prevention. We aimed to
identify the protective effect of folic acid intake against NTDs and its
dependence on different socioeconomic and environmental factors in a
cohort of mothers in Egypt.
A cross-sectional study was carried over a period of 12 months on
mothers who gave birth to babies with NTDs (group 1) and a control
group with healthy offsprings (group 2). Both groups completed 2
questionnaires: food frequency questionnaire targeting the daily folate
intake, and socioeconomic status and medical history questionnaire.
Both groups of mothers received folate

تحميل البحث

Folic Acid Intake and Neural Tube Defects: Two Egyptian Centers Experience