Rare sensory and autonomic disturbances associated with vitamin B12 deficiency

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 287, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 285-287

  Puntambekar, Preeti ^a   Basha, Maysaa M ^a   Zak, Imad T ^a   Madhavan, Ramesh ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic dysfunction; B12 deficiency; Bladder dysfunction; Bronchospasm; MRI; Sensory level; Sub acute combined degeneration

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; BRONCHOSPASM; CASE REPORT; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; PERNICIOUS ANEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

ADULT; ANEMIA, PERNICIOUS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; BRONCHI; BRONCHIAL SPASM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PARAPARESIS; SENSATION DISORDERS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SUBACUTE COMBINED DEGENERATION; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER, NEUROGENIC; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 70350620275     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.07.030     Document Type: Article

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