Schizophrenia-like psychotic episode precipitated by cobalamin deficiency

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 586-588

  Kuo, Shin Chang ^a   Yeh, Chin Bin ^a   Yeh, Yi Wei ^a   Tzeng, Nian Sheng ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cobalamin deficiency; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

ARIPIPRAZOLE; COBALAMIN; MECOBALAMIN;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONFUSION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIZZINESS; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NAUSEA; PERSECUTORY DELUSION; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEGETARIAN; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; DELUSIONS; DIET, VEGETARIAN; HUMANS; MALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 70350566624     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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