Cerebral atrophy in a vitamin B12-deficient infant of a vegetarian mother

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 367-371

  Kocaoglu, Celebi ^a   Akin, Fatih ^a   Çaksen, Hüseyin ^b   Böke, Saltuk Buǧra ^a   Arslan, Sükrü ^a   Aygün, Serhat ^a  

^a Konya Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b NECMETTIN ERBAKAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cerebral atrophy; Developmental regression; Failure to thrive; Macrocytic anaemia; Turkey; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BRAIN CORTEX; BREAST FEEDING; CASE REPORT; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; INFANT; MACROCYTIC ANEMIA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VEGETARIAN DIET;

ANEMIA, MACROCYTIC; ATROPHY; BREAST FEEDING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DIET, VEGETARIAN; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOTHERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 84903460799     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: 20721315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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