Serum content of zinc and vitamin C in severely handicapped children.
As fracture is known to occur more easily in severely handicapped children (SHC), bone mineral content, serum zinc level and serum vitamin C level were determined in 65 SHC. These parameters were found to be greatly reduced in all patients. The decreases in zinc and vitamin C in the serum appeared to be associated with that in bone mineral content. Supplements of zinc and vitamin C may be important to decrease the chance of fracture due to diminished bone mineral content in SHC.
Inamo
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Department of Pediatrics, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo.
Ayusawa
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M
Yamashita
T
T
Sasaki
T
T
Takeuchi
S
S
Okuni
M
M
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000097:blood*; D015519:Bone Density; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood*
D015032:Zinc; D001205:Ascorbic Acid