Vitamin B12Deficiency With Bilateral Globus Pallidus Abnormalities
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Vitamin B(12) deficiency with bilateral globus pallidus abnormalities.
OBJECTIVE To describe a case of vitamin B(12) deficiency with classic and rare clinical features and novel radiographic features. DESIGN Case report. SETTING Johns Hopkins Hospital neurology service. PATIENT Middle-aged man with neuropathy, myelopathy,impaired cognition, and extrapyramidal signs. RESULTS The patient had neurologic and hematologic signs of vitamin B(12) deficiency, with ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Neurology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0003-9942
DOI: 10.1001/archneurol.2011.1084