Diagnosis of Vitamin B12 DeficiencyVitamin B12 (cobalamin) deficiency occurs primarily as a result of insufficient dietary intake or poor absorp-tion. There is widespread global prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency, resulting in considerable morbidity....
However, this test is limited in specificity and sensitivity, missing many patients within the laboratory "gray zone" of deficiency. Measurements of serum methylmalonic acid (MMA) and homocysteine (Hcy) levels, which accumulate in B12 deficiency, become useful when Cbl levels are equivocal but ...
OBJECTIVE Vitamin B12 deficiency is a systemic disease that often affects the nervous system. One of the most prevalent manifestations is subacu... B,Hemmer,F,... - 《Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry》 被引量: 272发表: 1998年 Cutaneous neuropathy in Parkinson's disease: a window...
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into vitamin B 12 (cobalamin) started in1926, when George Minot and William Murphydiscovered that pernicious anemia can be treated byincluding vast amounts of liver in patients' meals.Vitamin B 12 is synthesized exclusively in micro-orga-nisms, and in humans it is an essential component in...
Dizzyness can be a neurological symptom of B12 deficiency. Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, chest pain, and pain anywhere that there is a nerve may also indicate low B12. These symptoms mean that the B12 deficiency, for whatever cause, are advanced. Oftentimes, the whole family may need ...
(2014). Response to a Letter to the Editor Entitled "Low Serum B12 Level Does Not Mean Vit. B12 Deficiency-Problems Related to the Diagnosis of Vitamin B12 Deficiency". Current Eye Research: Vol. 39, No. 4, pp. 427-428. doi: 10.3109/0271... Veysi,ner,Kemal,... - 《Current Eye ...
Keywords:clinical laboratory services;computer assisted diagnosis;primary health care;vitamin B12 deficiency Introduction Since the introduction of the brain-to-brain loop concept for laboratory testing [1], [2], later known as total testing process [3], laboratory professionals should consider the step...
If a deficiency of B12 develops, a particular type of anemia called pernicious anemia can result. The ileum is also the major area for intestinal absorption of bile acids. The bile acids are compounds that are secreted in the bile by the liver into the duodenum. The major function of bile...
On the other hand, the incidence of vitamin B12 use increased during the follow-up also in persons without AD. Regular checks of vitamin B12 levels among older people and earlier treatment of deficiency might reduce the disability related to vitamin B12 deficiency....