Vitamin B12 deficiency: clinical features
Evidence-based neurology checklist on vitamin b12 deficiency: clinical features: Peripheral axonal neuropathy (PN) This is usually sudden onset It usually starts in the upper limbs or simultaneously in the upper and lower limbs It is mainly painless and sensory Movement disorders Neuropsychiatric…
Peripheral axonal neuropathy (PN)
- This is usually sudden onset
- It usually starts in the upper limbs or simultaneously in the upper and lower limbs
- It is mainly painless and sensory
Movement disorders
Neuropsychiatric disorders
Other neurological disorders
Dermatological features
Haematological features
Other features
References
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- Kumar S. Vitamin B12 deficiency presenting with an acute reversible extrapyramidal syndrome. Neurol India 2004; 52:507-509.
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