Reversible subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord in a 14-year-old due to a strict vegan diet

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 413-415

  Licht, D J ^a   Berry, G T ^a   Brooks, D G ^a   Younkin, D P ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIET; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0034937855     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000992280104000710     Document Type: Article

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