Diagnosing vitamin B-12 deficiency on the basis of serum B-12 assay
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Diagnosing vitamin B-12 deficiency on the basis of serum B-12 assay.
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Serum vitamin B-12 concentrations are measured to assess the presence of its deficiency in patients presenting with haematolological, neurological, and neuropsychiatric abnormalities. Replacement therapy is instituted promptly, particularly to prevent irreversible neurological and cognitive dysfunction. I present two cases with paradoxical vitamin B-12 results, which highlight the fallacies of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.333.7564.385