Subacute combined spinal cord degeneration and pancytopenia secondary to severe vitamin B12 deficiency

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...

Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord in vitamin B12 and copper deficiency.

Schimana R, et al. BMJ Case Rep 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-222446 Description A 67-year-old man with a medical history of pancreatoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure) in September 2015 due to a pancreatic cancer was admitted to our department of neurology 1 year later with a progressively disturbed gait. He reported weakness and numbness of both legs. Clinical examination revealed a spastic sensom...

Vitamin B12 in the pathogenesis of subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord.

T h e etiopathogenesis of subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord ( S C D S C ) is still a mat ter of controversy. In spite of the numerous investigations made in the last years, concerning particularly the metabolism of vi tamin B 1 2 , some fundamental aspects of the disease process are still unknown. I t is granted that the finding of deficient absorption of vitamin B 1 2 and/or th...

Combined degeneration of the spinal cord due to deficiency of alimentary vitamin B12.

SUBACUTE combined degeneration of the spinal cord.

This paper describes the clinical history of an adult male who was found to be suffering from subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord. It is believed that this is the first report of this condition in Papua New Guinea.