HUBUNGAN KADAR ZINK SERUM DENGAN FUNGSI KOGNITIF PADA LANJUT USIA

Prabaningrum Widyasmoro Prasetyanti,* Hexanto Muhartomo,* Maria Immaculata Widiastuti*

Majalah Kedokteran Neurosains
Vol. 36 No. 3 Juni 2019

BACKGROUND DIETARY FOOD INTAKE CAN INFLUENCE BRAIN FUNCTION INCLUDING ZINC THAT HAS ITS HIGHER LEVEL AT HIPPOCAMPUS AND AMYGDALA THE MOST VULNERABLE AGE GROUP THAT WERE EXPOSED TO ZINC DEFICIENCY IS ELDERLY PEOPLE 60 YEARS ZINC DEFICIENCY CAN LEAD TO COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION SO EARLY DETECTION IS REQUIRED