She was the youngest of nine children, and since falling ill with encephalitis a few months earlier had displayed signs of mental disturbance and impaired physical development.
Shorter stature is a reflection of chronic undernutrition leading to impaired physical development.
Also, helminth infections leading nutritional deficiency and impaired physical development are likely to have negative consequences for cognitive function and learning ability [ 7, 8].
Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection has potentially severe consequences in the newborn, which include neurosensory hearing loss, mental retardation, impaired physical development, and, in some cases, neonatal death [ 1].
Impaired physical development could trigger a cycle of physical activity avoidance and reduced social interactions, which could lead to further reduction in physical fitness of obese children [ 9].
These women may give birth to premature or low birth weight infants who have inadequate iron stores, hence, are at greater risk of infection, weakened immunity, learning disabilities, impaired physical development and, in severe cases, death.
It is associated with impaired physical growth and mental development.
Impaired physical growth and dental development have common risk factors that persist into adulthood.
Anaemia is related to impaired physical growth and mental development [ 6].
Impaired physical growth and dental development seem to have common risk factors.
In childhood, iodine deficiency can also result in speech and hearing defects, delayed motor development and impaired physical growth.
