Clinical and Brain Imaging Findings in a Child with Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Clinical and Brain Imaging Findings in a Child with Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Vitamin B12 (Vit-B12) deficiency is a rare and treatable cause of failure to thrive and delayed development in infants who are exclusively breastfed. Apart from genetic causes, it can be related to a malabsorption syndrome or when the mother follows a strict vegetarian or vegan diet, causing a low h...

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Main Authors: Paola Feraco, Francesca Incandela, Roberto Franceschi, Cesare Gagliardo, Maria Bellizzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Pediatric Reports
Subjects:
vitamin B12
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
brain atrophy
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7503/13/4/69

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