In Patients with Minor Beta-Thalassemia, Cognitive Performance Is Related to Length of Education, But not to Minor Beta-Thalassemia or Hemoglobin Levels

In Patients with Minor Beta-Thalassemia, Cognitive Performance Is Related to Length of Education, But not to Minor Beta-Thalassemia or Hemoglobin Levels

Objective: Thalassemia is one of the most frequent monogenic disorders, leading to impairment in the maturation and survival of red blood cells. The question examined here is whether, and if so, to what extent, people with beta-thalassemia might also be impaired in their cognitive functioning. Previ...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Ahmadpanah, Yasaman Asadi, Mohammad Haghighi, Hamidreza Ghasemibasir, Elham Khanlarzadeh, Serge Brand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2018-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Psychiatry
Subjects:
Beta-Thalassemia Minor; Cognitive Performance; Long-Term Memory; Length of Education; Working Memory
Online Access:http://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/view/1360

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