Unusual neurological presentations of vitamin B12 deficiency

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Abstract
Vitamin B12 deficiency (B12D) has a wide variety of neurological symptoms and signs. However, cerebellar dysfunction and cranial neuropathies other than optic neuropathy have been rarely reported. Herein, we describe two cases of unusual neurological manifestations of B12D. One patient showed prominent hoarseness with vocal cord paralysis, myelopathy, and peripheral neuropathy. The other had gait disturbance, lateral gaze limitation and cerebellar dysfunction in addition to the typical manifestations of subacute combined degeneration. Vitamin B12 deficiency can rarely affect cerebellum and cranial nerves other than optic nerve.