Anaemia, Vitamin B12 or folate deficiencyNHS Choices
Folate deficiency is a common nutritional deficiency that can be caused by a lack of dietary folate intake, with specific symptoms.
Unusual association of diseases/symptoms: Severe folate-deficiency pancytopenia Folate-deficiency anaemia occurs in about 4 per 100 000 people, although severe cases causing moderate pancytopenia are rarer. We present the case of a sig... V Clarke,S Westonsmith - 《Bmj Case Reports》 被引量: 0...
One immunoassay, the Roche Elecsys 2010, failed to detect overt megaloblastic anaemia of severe folate deficiency. 展开 关键词: Red-cell folate immunoassays Immunoassay errors Megaloblastic anaemia Diagnosis of folate deficiency DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-3-441 ...
The various haematological, neurological and psychiatric manifestations of vitamin B12 deficiency are well documented. However, the clinical effects of folate deficiency are much more obscure. They are thought to include megaloblastic anaemia, a neurolog
Whereas megaloblastic anaemia is a relatively specific sign of cobalamin (and/or folate) deficiency, early neurological signs/symptoms of cobalamin deficiency may be unspecific. In its previous evaluation of the UL for folate, the SCF reviewed the evidence from case reports/case series and animal ...
The role of other drugs in producing megaloblastic anaemia is less certain, e.g. it occurs in less than 0.75% of patients receiving anticonvulsants. The possible neurological and psychiatric effects of folate deficiency are also uncertain. However, in patients with folate deficiency who have ...
FOLATE deficiency was once considered to belong exclusively to the field of haematology. However, recently there have been reports of neuropsychiatrie symptoms in folate-deficient patients 1鈥 7 . Among the most frequent symptoms are mild... MI Botez,SN Young,J Bachevalier,... - 《Nature》 被...
Intravenous iron sucrose versus oral iron ferrous sulfate for antenatal and post-partum iron deficiency anaemia: a randomised trial Abstract Objective: To compare oral iron to intravenous iron administration to women in late pregnancy and/or after labour to correct iron deficiency. Meth... B Froessl...
Doctors usually order the test if a patient has symptoms of nerve damage (including tingling, numbness and burning sensations) or changes in their mental state (this is more prevalent in older people). The test can also be recommended when a patient has symptoms of B12 and folate deficiency,...