| ticletext"> | | | | Anemia (AmE) or anæmia/anaemia (BrE) |
| ADHD and all the Autism Spectrum Disorders | | | | (from the Ancient Greek |
| (ADHD, Aspergers, Tourettes, OCD, Autism) are | | | | á¼Î½Î±Î¹Î¼Î¯Î± |
| childhood neurobehavioral disorders. Many times | | | | anaîmia, meaning âwithout |
| these disorders are so complex and can be so | | | | bloodâ) is defined as a qualitative or |
| emotional that we lose sight of basic | | | | quantitative deficiency of hemoglobin, a molecule |
| neurophysiology. Certainly we all agree that these | | | | found inside red blood cells (RBCs). Since |
| disorders have a neurological component. As such, | | | | hemoglobin normally carries oxygen from the |
| it should be remembered that all neurons (nerve | | | | lungs to the tissues, anemia leads to hypoxia (lack |
| cells) need fuel and activation to survive. Fuel is | | | | of oxygen) in organs. Since all human cells depend |
| glucose and oxygen. Here we focus on oxygen. | | | | on oxygen for survival, varying degrees of |
| Neurons need oxygen. Anemia from iron | | | | anemia can have a wide range of clinical |
| deficiency causes hypoxia (lack of oxygen). | | | | consequences. |