Challenges in the Identification of Cobalamin-Deficiency Polyneuropathy
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- 1 September 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Neurology
- Vol. 60 (9) , 1296-1301
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archneur.60.9.1296
Abstract
ALTHOUGH polyneuropathy (PN) is an established complication of deficiency of cobalamin (Cbl) (vitamin B12),1 there are a number of uncertainties surrounding the PN of Cbl deficiency. For example, it is controversial whether PN can present in the absence of myelopathy.1-4 Also uncertain is the optimal laboratory approach to the diagnosis of Cbl deficiency.Keywords
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