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- Wei Sun, Guangsheng Li, Zhaohui Lai, Zhijuan Lu, Ye Lin, Jidong Peng, Jinchang Huang, and Kun Hu.
- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Ganzhou Hospital of Nanchang University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China.
- World Neurosurg. 2019 Aug 1; 128: 277-283.
BackgroundThis study aimed to report the case of a patient who presented with depression, cognitive impairment, ataxic gait, and urinary incontinence associated with vitamin B12 deficiency.Case DescriptionSerum vitamin B12 level was low in this patient, and anti-intrinsic factor antibody was positive. Neuroimaging revealed abnormal hyperintense signals in the cerebellum and dorsal and lateral columns of the spinal cord, and obstructive hydrocephalus. A biopsy of the stomach revealed chronic gastritis, intestinal metaplasia, and atrophy. After 3 months of initiating methylcobalamin therapy, significant improvement was noticed clinically, and brain magnetic resonance imaging was near to normal.ConclusionsThis study was novel in reporting subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord and hydrocephalus associated with vitamin B12 deficiency in adults.Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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