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Vitamin B-12 and folate deficiency in elderly persons [PDF]

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2004
Malcolm Law, Victor A. Hoffbrand, Nicholas J. Wald   +2 more
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Prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency and its associated neuropathy in patients taking long term metformin therapy in Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Research, 2023
Background: Diabetic people on metformin are more likely to develop vitamin B12 deficiency. There has been little research into the duration of therapy and dose of metformin that causes B12 deficiency and peripheral neuropathy.
Suresh Kumar, Sivaprakash Varadan, Viswanathan P, Vaishnavi Sekar, Tanisha Singh, RB Sudagar Singh   +5 more
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Vitamin B₁₂ deficiency and Parkinson’s disease

Неврология, нейропсихиатрия, психосоматика, 2023
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease with various clinical manifestations, its origin not always can be explained only by dopamine deficiency. Long-term treatment with levodopa (especially its intraduodenal administration),
Z. A. Zalyalova, E. V. Ekusheva
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Unexplained chronic cough and vitamin B-12 deficiency [PDF]

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2011
Chronic cough is characterized by sensory neuropathy. Vitamin B-12 (cobalamin) deficiency (Cbl-D) causes central and peripheral nervous system damage and has been implicated in sensory neuropathy and autonomic nervous system dysfunction.We evaluated whether Cbl-D has a role in chronic, unexplained cough.Laryngeal threshold (histamine concentration that
BUCCA, Caterina, Culla B, GUIDA, Giuseppe, SCIASCIA, Savino, BELLONE, Graziella, Moretto A, Heffler E, Bugiani M, ROLLA, Giovanni, BRUSSINO, Luisa   +9 more
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Plasma Vitamin B-12 Levels and Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease: A Case-Control Study

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2022
Introduction: Vitamin B-12 deficiency is a frequent condition in the elderly population. High homocysteine levels, which can contribute to arterial damage and blood clots in blood vessels, usually indicate a deficiency in vitamin B-12.
Lochana Shrestha MD, Bikal Shrestha MD, Keyoor Gautam MD, Sagar Khadka MBBS, Namrata Mahara Rawal MD   +4 more
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Involvement of Spermidine in the Reduced Lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans During Vitamin B₁₂ Deficiency

Metabolites, 2019
Vitamin B12 deficiency leads to various symptoms such as neuropathy, growth retardation, and infertility. Vitamin B12 functions as a coenzyme for two enzymes involved in amino acid metabolisms.
Tomohiro Bito, Naho Okamoto, Kenji Otsuka, Yukinori Yabuta, Jiro Arima, Tsuyoshi Kawano, Fumio Watanabe   +6 more
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Infant Serum and Maternal Milk Vitamin B-12 Are Positively Correlated in Kenyan Infant-Mother Dyads at 1-6 Months Postpartum, Irrespective of Infant Feeding Practice. [PDF]

, 2018
BackgroundVitamin B-12 is an essential nutrient required for many functions including DNA synthesis, erythropoiesis, and brain development. If maternal milk vitamin B-12 concentrations are low, infants may face elevated risks of deficiency when ...
Achando, Beryl, Allen, Lindsay H, Chantry, Caroline J, Hampel, Daniela, Kiprotich, Marion, Lin, Audrie, Null, Clair A, Shahab-Ferdows, Setareh, Stewart, Christine P, Williams, Anne M   +9 more
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Idiopathic autoimmune hemolytic anemia along with concomitant vitamin B12 deficiency in an adolescent girl: A rare occurrence

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
Vitamin B12 deficiency is seen in countries like India mainly because of predominantly vegetarian diet and is a significant health problem. Patients present with various neurological and hematological manifestations of megaloblastic anemia.
Kapil Bhalla, Nisha Verma, Sanjiv Nanda, Ashish Gupta, Shuchi Mehra   +4 more
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Effects of vitamin B-12 supplementation on neurologic and cognitive function in older people: a randomized controlled trial. [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Moderate vitamin B-12 deficiency is relatively common in older people. However, there is little robust evidence on the effect of vitamin B-12 supplementation on neurologic and cognitive outcomes in later life.
Alan D Dangour, Astrid E Fletcher, Balk, Carmel, Chou, Clarke, Cox, Dangour, de Jager, Delis, Diana Elbourne, Elizabeth Allen, Eussen, Fine, Fine, Folstein, Ford, Goldberg, Goodglass, Hin, Hunt, Institute of Medicine, Jernerén, Ken Whyte, Kerry Mills, Kimura, Leishear, Leishear, Lindenbaum, Louise Letley, Mann, Marcus Richards, Mills, Mills, O'Leary, Podsiadlo, Ricardo Uauy, Robert Clarke, Smith, Stabler, Sucharita, Sucharita, Tombaugh, Tombaugh, Turgut, Vellas, Watanabe, Yetley   +47 more
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Vitamin D and Parathyroid Hormone during Growth Hormone Treatment

Children, 2022
Background. There is some controversy concerning a potential interaction between vitamin D and PTH and the GH/IGF-1 axis. The goal of this study is to assess vitamin D and PTH status in children with GH deficiency at diagnostic and during treatment with ...
Teodoro Durá-Travé, Fidel Gallinas-Victoriano   +1 more
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