Neurological Disease associated with Folate Deficiency
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Neurological disease associated with folate deficiency.
In a general medical hospital population the neurological status of 24 patients with severe folate deficiency was compared with that of a control group of 21 patients with normal serum folate. A significant increase of organic brain syndrome and pyramidal tract damage was found in the folate-deficient group. These findings were independent of the degree of anaemia or the presence of alcoholism....
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1973
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.5863.398