Neural tube defects in Jamaica following Hurricane Gilbert
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11026440 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E M Duff, Vanessa El Khoury (Laboratoire d'Informatique en Images et Systèmes d'Information, corresponding author), E S Cooper |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 473-476 |
| Publication date | 1994-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.84.3.473 |
| OpenAlex | W8129070 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 14 |
An increased incidence of obvious live-birth neural tube defects (i.e., spina bifida cystica and encephalocele) occurred in Jamaica 11 to 18 months after Hurricane Gilbert. The conceptions of the affected babies coincided with a rise in megaloblastic change in sickle cell patients, suggesting a wide-spread drop in dietary folate intake. A detailed history was taken from each of the 17 affected mothers (case subjects) and 51 unaffected mothers (matched control subjects). The case subjects reported a significantly lower mean intake of dietary folate in the periconceptional period (154 micrograms/day) than did the control subjects (254 micrograms/day). The temporary increase in neural tube defects was associated with a diet comparatively low in folate in the periconceptional period, suggesting the dietary level of folate that fails to protect against neural tube defects under natural conditions
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2021 (28) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |