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Acta méd. peru ; 28(4): 221-223, oct.-dic. 2011. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS, LIPECS | ID: lil-645846

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Introducción: La demencia por deficiencia de vitamina B12 es una causa de demencia reversible que se presenta principalmente en adultos mayores. Casos clínicos: Presentamos tres pacientes quienes fueron diagnosticados de demencia, con niveles séricos bajos de vitamina B12 y recibieron tratamiento de reposición con hidroxicobalamina. Dos pacientes tuvieron mejoría clínica y uno, solo normalizó los niveles séricos de vitamina B12 sin mejoría clínica, posiblemente por una coexistencia con enfermedad de Alzheimer.


Introduction: Dementia due to vitamin B12 deficiency is a reversible condition which occurs more frequently in the elderly. Clinical cases: We present three elderly patients who were diagnosed with dementia and low serum B12 levels, and they received therapy with hydroxocobalamin. Two patients clinically improved and only one had normalized his vitamin B12 blood levels with no clinical improvement, possibly because of the coexistence of AlzheimerÆs disease.


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Humans , Male , Female , Middle Aged , Dementia
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