The neurology of cobalamin deficiency in an elderly population in Israel

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 253, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-50

  Gadoth, Natan ^a,d   Figlin, Elizabeth ^a   Chetrit, Angela ^b,d   Sela, Ben Ami ^c,d   Seligsohn, Uri ^c,d  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b GERTNER INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH   (Israel)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cobalamin; Elderly; Methylmalonic acid; Myelopathy; Neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CAFFEINE; COBALAMIN; METHYLMALONIC ACID; VITAMIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SUBACUTE COMBINED DEGENERATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; NEUROLOGY; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 31544448553     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-005-0919-4     Document Type: Article

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