J Korean Neurol Assoc.
2023 Feb;41(1):44-47. 10.17340/jkna.2023.1.7.
Reversible Gait Disturbance Due to Vitamin B12 Deficiency
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- 1Department of Neurology, Eulji University Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
- 2Department of Neurology, Incheon Red Cross Hospital, Incheon, Korea
- 3Department of Neurology, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- KMID: 2539087
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.17340/jkna.2023.1.7
Abstract
- Vitamin B12 deficiency causes a variety of symptoms in the hematologic, gastrointestinal tract, and neurologic deficit. We report a rare case of progressive gait disturbance, bradykinesia and dysarthria which was that vitamin B12 deficiency was diagnosed as the cause, and symptoms improved after intramuscular cobalamin treatment. Vitamin B12, homocysteine, and methylmalonic acid tests are recommended for patients with progressive gait disturbance, even in the absence of obvious anemia symptoms.
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