Reversible myelopathy on magnetic resonance imaging due to cobalamin deficiency

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 368-372

  Lee, Wei Ju ^a   Hsu, Hung Yi ^a,b   Wang, Pao Yu ^a,b  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Myelopathy; Subacute combined degeneration; Vitamin B12 deficiency

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROPRIOCEPTION; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 50049106075     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70142-4     Document Type: Article

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