Negative symptoms presenting as neuropsychiatric manifestation of vitamin B12 deficiency

Indian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 370-371

  Sahoo, Manoj Kumar ^a   Avasthi, Ajit ^a   Singh, Parampreet ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Negative symptoms; Psychiatric illness; Vitamin B12 deficiency

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; INTRINSIC FACTOR; OLANZAPINE;

ADULT; AGNOSIA; ANOREXIA; APATHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CASE REPORT; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DISASTER; DISEASE DURATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FECES INCONTINENCE; GUILT; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MANIA; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NOCICEPTION; PROPRIOCEPTION; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; STOMACH BIOPSY; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TOUCH; URINE INCONTINENCE; VIBRATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84856331523     PISSN: 00195545     EISSN: 19983794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.91914     Document Type: Article

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