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Peripheral neuropathy with vitamin B12deficiency

✍ Scribed by M. C. Kayser-Gatchalian; B. Neundörfer


Publisher
Springer
Year
1977
Tongue
English
Weight
635 KB
Volume
214
Category
Article
ISSN
0340-5354

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✦ Synopsis


Seven patients with neuropathy associated with vitamin B12 deficiency are reported. Four of them had other signs of malabsorption aside from the abnormal Schilling test. The neuropathy was diagnosed on the basis of the whole clinical picture and the neurophysiological findings. The pathogenesis of the peripheral nerve disease is discussed in the light of the evidence in the literature.


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