Rapid healing of a patient with dramatic subacute combined degeneration of spinal cord: a case report [PDF]
Background: Prevalence of cobalamin deficiency is high especially in older patients and an immediate therapy start is necessary to prevent irreversible neurological damages. Unfortunately, the diagnosis of cobalamin deficiency is difficult and at present,
Roessler, Florian C., Wolff, Stephanie
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External quality assessment of urinary methylmalonic acid quantification - results of a pilot study [PDF]
This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 3.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work noncommercially, and license their derivative ...
Klee GG +5 more
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Cobalamin and folate status in women during early pregnancy in Bhaktapur, Nepal
The demand for cobalamin (vitamin B12) and folate is increased during pregnancy, and deficiency during pregnancy may lead to complications and adverse outcomes. Yet, the status of these micronutrients is unknown in many populations.
Catherine Schwinger +11 more
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Cutaneous hyperpigmentation and cobalamin deficiency [PDF]
An exclusively breastfed five-month-old female was referred with anaemia, pallor and hyperpigmented genitalia and inner thighs (top). She was also lethargic, irritable and showed failure to thrive. Laboratory studies revealed a macrocytic anaemia with haemoglobin concentration (Hb) 73 g/l (normal range 95‒140), mean corpuscular volume (MCV) 104 fl (85 ...
Machado, R +3 more
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Neurological disorders in vitamin B12 deficiency [PDF]
The review discusses thesteps of vitamin B12 metabolism and its role in maintaining of neurological functions. The term "vitamin B12 (cobalamin)" refers to several substances (cobalamins) of a very similar structure. Cobalamin enters the body with animal
Ch S Pavlov +3 more
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Review of cobalamin status and disorders of cobalamin metabolism in dogs
Disorders of cobalamin (vitamin B12) metabolism are increasingly recognized in small animal medicine and have a variety of causes ranging from chronic gastrointestinal disease to hereditary defects in cobalamin metabolism.
Stefanie Kather +4 more
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Background: Our study tries to identify the main culprits causing pancytopenia and its typical clinical presentation, along with the clinical and hematological profile of megaloblastic anemia (MGA)-induced pancytopenia, in a tertiary care hospital in ...
Sanjaykumar Somsingbhai Rathwa +3 more
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Cobalamin deficiency resulting in a rare haematological disorder: a case report
Introduction We present the case of a patient with a cobalamin deficiency resulting in pancytopaenia, emphasizing the importance to define, diagnose and treat cobalamin deficiency. Case presentation A 52-year-old man from the Democratic Republic of Congo
Chapuis Thomas M +2 more
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An on-line solid phase extraction procedure for the routine quantification of urinary methylmalonic acid by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry [PDF]
Background: The goal of this study was to develop and to validate an improved isotope-dilution-liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method for the quantification of methylmalonic acid (MMA) in urine.
Bolann BJ +4 more
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Whole-Blood Taurine Concentrations in Cats With Intestinal Disease [PDF]
BackgroundIncreased delivery of taurine-conjugated bile acids to the distal bowel can lead to dysbiosis resulting in colitis in mouse models of inflammatory bowel disease.
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