Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord in a vegan

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2012 Sep;114(7):1000-2. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2012.01.008. Epub 2012 Feb 6.

Authors

Anna De Rosa¹, Fabiana Rossi, Maria Lieto, Roberto Bruno, Amalia De Renzo, Vincenzo Palma, Mario Quarantelli, Giuseppe De Michele

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurological Sciences, Federico II University, and Department of Neurophysiology, San Gennaro Hospital, Via Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy. [email protected]

PMID: 22316611
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2012.01.008

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Diet, Vegetarian / adverse effects*
Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory
Female
Gait Disorders, Neurologic / etiology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Motor Neurons
Neurologic Examination
Sensory Receptor Cells
Spinal Cord / pathology
Spinal Cord Diseases / drug therapy
Spinal Cord Diseases / etiology*
Spinal Cord Diseases / pathology
Spinal Cord Diseases / physiopathology
Subacute Combined Degeneration / drug therapy
Subacute Combined Degeneration / etiology*
Subacute Combined Degeneration / pathology
Subacute Combined Degeneration / physiopathology
Vitamin B 12 / blood
Vitamin B 12 / therapeutic use
Vitamin B 12 Deficiency / etiology*
Vitamins / blood
Vitamins / therapeutic use

Substances

Vitamins
Vitamin B 12