Recognizing Subacute Combined Degeneration in Patients With Normal Vitamin B12 Levels
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Vitamin B12 in the pathogenesis of subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord.
T h e etiopathogenesis of subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord ( S C D S C ) is still a mat ter of controversy. In spite of the numerous investigations made in the last years, concerning particularly the metabolism of vi tamin B 1 2 , some fundamental aspects of the disease process are still unknown. I t is granted that the finding of deficient absorption of vitamin B 1 2 and/or th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cureus
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2168-8184
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.15429