Serum vitamin B12 deficiency and hyperhomocystinemia: A reversible cause of acute chorea, cerebellar ataxia in an adult with cerebral ischemia

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 273, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 152-154

  Shyambabu, C ^a   Sinha, S ^a   Taly, A B ^a   Vijayan, J ^a   Kovoor, J M E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cerebellar ataxia; Chorea; Hyperhomocystinemia; Vitamin B12 deficiency; Wernicke's aphasia

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CHOREA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BLOOD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CHOREA; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 50049095015     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2008.06.034     Document Type: Article

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