Open AccessDoes anemia affects cognitive functions in neurologically intact adult patients: Two year cross sectional study at rural tertiary care hospital
Author(s) -
Sachin Agrawal,
Sunil Kumar,
Vaibhav Ingole,
Sourya Acharya,
Anil Wanjari,
Shilpa Bawankule,
Nitin Raisinghani
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_599_19
Subject(s) - medicine , anemia , cognition , mood , hemoglobin , cross sectional study , quality of life (healthcare) , cognitive skill , tertiary care , pediatrics , physical therapy , psychiatry , pathology , nursing
The anemia not only negatively affects physical function but also the cognition, mood, and quality of life in adult patients due to hypoxic condition as per its severity. This study has been planned to investigate the cross-section association of anemia with cognitive function in neurologically intact patients.