Reversible myelopathy with vitamin B12 deficiency

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Senol, Mehmet Guney ^a   Sonmez, G ^b   Ozdag, F ^a   Saracoglu, M ^a  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Department of Radiology ^*

Author keywords

Myelopathy; Reversible myelopathy; Spinal cord degeneration; Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord; Vitamin B12 deficiency

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE DEGENERATION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SUBACUTE COMBINED DEGENERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 57149102913     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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