Severe Pediatric Malnutrition and Its Impact on Brain Development: A Comprehensive Review

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  • Ghada Mohammed Abdellatif, Ehab Mahmoud Rasheed, Maha Ibrahim Metwally Mohammed, Yasmin Mohammed Hesham Ibrahim Ismail, Faika Arab Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48047/8e0mp556

Keywords:

Severe Malnutrition, Brain Development, Pediatric

Abstract

Background: Severe pediatric malnutrition remains one of the most pressing global health challenges, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, where it contributes significantly to morbidity, mortality, and long-term disability. Beyond the immediate consequences ofstunting, wasting, and increased susceptibility to infections, malnutrition exerts profound and lasting effects on the developing brain. Thehuman brain undergoes rapid growth

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References

UNICEF/WHO/World Bank. Levels and Trends in Child Malnutrition. Geneva: WHO; 2023.

Prado EL, Dewey KG. Nutrition and brain development in early life. Nutr Rev. 2014;72(4):267-284.

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Published

2024-11-20

Issue

Vol. 53 No. 03 (2024): Year 2024, Volume 53, Issue 3

Section

Original

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Severe Pediatric Malnutrition and Its Impact on Brain Development: A Comprehensive Review (Ghada Mohammed Abdellatif, Ehab Mahmoud Rasheed, Maha Ibrahim Metwally Mohammed, Yasmin Mohammed Hesham Ibrahim Ismail, Faika Arab , Trans.). (2024). Cuestiones De Fisioterapia, 53(03), 6119-6128. https://doi.org/10.48047/8e0mp556