Reversible dementia caused by vitamin B12 deficiency in an older adult

Autor:	Leonidas Carrillo Ñañez, Pamela Carrillo García, Mirna Varas Álvarez, Fernanda Aliaga Córdova, César Chian García
Jazyk:	Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání:	2017
Předmět:	Reversible dementia cobalamin deficiency pernicious anemia Medicine
Zdroj:	Horizonte Médico, Vol 17, Iss 2, Pp 77-81 (2017)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1727-558X 2227-3530
DOI:	10.24265/horizmed.2017.v17n2.11
Popis:	This is the case of an elderly patient with a 40-year history of stomach ulcer, whose relatives perceived behavioral changes for the last two months. Those changes progressively included disorientation, psychomotor agitation, negativism and delirium of persecution, which caused him to be brought to the emergency room. He also showed marked pallor and multiple ecchymosis, due to which he was hospitalized in our service and diagnosed with reversible dementia caused by pernicious anemia. Pancytopenia and neurological changes were also found. The patient responded favorably to the administration of vitamin B12
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
Externí odkaz:	https://doaj.org/article/f44b7d93ffe6449e9414a444f174dfd6 Zobrazit plný text záznamu View record in DOAJ Plný text ve formátu PDF