Afr Health Sci
Department of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences and Haematology Unit, Mulago National Referral and Teaching hospital, Kampala Uganda.
Published: September 2013
Background: Vitamin B12 deficiency is associated with a wide spectrum of neuro-psychiatric manifestations.
Results: We report a case of a 44 year old female patient referred to the haematology unit with vitamin B12 deficiency presenting as an acute confusional state or delirium. Total resolution of the psychiatric symptoms occurred following parenteral vitamin B12 replacement therapy.
Conclusion: This case report highlights one of the neuro-psychiatric presentations of vitamin B12 deficiency in a previously healthy individual.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3824448 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v13i3.47 | DOI Listing |
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