Vitamin B12 and psychiatric illness

Annals of Long-Term Care

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 32-36

  Sabeen, Samia ^a   Holroyd, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBAMAMIDE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; MECOBALAMIN; METHYLMALONIC ACID;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CATATONIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DELIRIUM; DELUSION; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DRUG MEGADOSE; HALLUCINATION; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; MALABSORPTION; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PERNICIOUS ANEMIA; PSYCHOSIS; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 67650706622     PISSN: 15247929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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