Diagnosis of Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Journal Title: International Journal of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnosis (IJCTD) - Year 2013, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) deficiency occurs primarily as a result of insufficient dietary intake or poor absorp-tion. There is widespread global prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency, resulting in considerable morbidity [1]. Anemia is the most common presenting feature of vi-tamin B12 deficiency but it can also present with a vari-ety of neurologic and psychiatric manifestations in the absence of anemia. This list of presentations contin-ues to expand
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HU Rehman
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