Failure to thrive and psychomotor regression revealing vitamin B12 deficiency in 3 infants;Stagnation pondérale et régression psychomotrice révélant une carence en vitamine B12 chez 3 nourrissons

Archives de Pediatrie

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 467-471

  Mathey, C ^a   Di Marco, J N ^a   Poujol, A ^a   Cournelle, M A ^a   Brevaut, V ^b   Livet, M O ^a   Chabrol, B ^b   Michel, G ^b  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DU PAYS D AIX   (France)

^b TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Brain diseases; etiology; Infant; metabolic; Vitamin B12 deficiency

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLMALONIC ACID;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BREAST FEEDING; CASE REPORT; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAILURE TO THRIVE; HUMAN; HYPOTONY MACULOPATHY; INFANT; MEGALOCYTOSIS; MICROCYTIC ANEMIA; PERNICIOUS ANEMIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; VEGETARIAN DIET; VOMITING; WEANING;

ATROPHY; BRAIN; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; VOMITING;

EID: 34247605024     PISSN: 0929693X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2007.01.014     Document Type: Article

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