Recovery of neurologic dysfunction with early intervention of vitamin B12

Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 198-202

  Ahmed, Aiesha ^a   Kothari, Milind J ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

B12 deficiency; Myelopathy; Polyneuropathy

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CYANOCOBALAMIN; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM; MULTIVITAMIN;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; CONVALESCENCE; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EARLY INTERVENTION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITILIGO; WEAKNESS;

ADULT; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEURAL CONDUCTION; REACTION TIME; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 77953284361     PISSN: 15220443     EISSN: 15371611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CND.0b013e3181b5e136     Document Type: Article

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