학술논문
Vitamin B12 deficiency as a treatable cause of severe brain atrophy.
Document Type
Article
Source
Subject
*VITAMIN B12
*VITAMIN deficiency
*CEREBRAL atrophy
*MAGNETIC resonance imaging
*COGNITIVE development
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ISSN
1823-6138
Abstract
We report here two infants with vitamin B12 deficiency who presented with delay in motor and mental development. Neuroimaging studies in our cases revealed diffuse severe cerebral atrophy. Follow-up MRI after vitamin B12 treatment showed significant regression of the brain atrophy. Early diagnosis and treatment in infantile vitamin B12 deficiency are important to prevent the irreversible neurological damage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]