Editor, I read the recent publication on iron and neu-rodevelopment in infant with a great interest [1]. Kon et al. concluded that "Developmental outcome in preterm infants at a corrected age of 18 months may be influenced by nutritional factors, including iron status, during their early life [1]". I agree that the development in preterm infant might be affected by the iron status. Focusing on the main observation "a positive correlation between the serum level of Fe at 1 month of age and PDI score at 18 months of age [1]", I have some ideas on this statement. I would like to draw our attention to the condition, thalassemia, which poses the problem of developmental restriction and iron overload [2].
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