Subacute combined degeneration associated with vitamin E deficiency due to small bowel obstruction
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Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord due to vitamin B12 deficiency.
1 of 3 DESCRIPTION A previously healthy 82-year-old lady presented with abnormal sensation in her fi ngers which she described as ‘feeling like bananas’. There was an additional history of deteriorating handwriting and a sense of imbalance when walking dating back 6 months. She obtained a score of 26 out of 30 on the mini mental state examination. She had gait ataxia, being unable to perform ta...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medicine
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0025-7974,1536-5964
DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000017052