Case Report

Volume: 4 | Issue: 5 | Published: Jun 12, 2020 | Pages: 170 - 172 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/173-1585409740

Vitamin B12 deficiency presenting with unsteady gait: a case report and review of literature

Authors: Mohamed Salem Nasrallah Saleh , Mohamed Abdullah Jummah Hnish

Article Info

Authors

Mohamed Salem Nasrallah Saleh

Family Medicine Consultant, Primary Health Care Corporation, Doha, Qatar

Mohamed Abdullah Jummah Hnish

Family Medicine Resident, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar

Publication History

Received: March 28, 2020

Accepted: May 18, 2020

Published: June 12, 2020

Abstract

Background: Vitamin b12 deficiency is associated with wide spectrum of neurological manifestations Case Presentation: We are reporting a case of 63 years old male presented with history of unsteady gait and was found to have severely low level of vitamin B12, Total resolution of the symptoms occurred following parenteral vitamin B12 replacement therapy. Conclusion: This case report highlights one of the neurological presentations of vitamin B12 deficiency in a previously healthy individual.

Keywords: Vitamin B12 deficiency, unsteady gait, green

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Mohamed Salem Nasrallah Saleh, Mohamed Abdullah Jummah Hnish. Vitamin B12 deficiency presenting with unsteady gait: a case report and review of literature. EJMCR. 2020; 12 (June 2020): 170-172. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1585409740

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Mohamed Salem Nasrallah Saleh, Mohamed Abdullah Jummah Hnish. Vitamin B12 deficiency presenting with unsteady gait: a case report and review of literature. https://ejmcr.com/articles/1429 [Access: December 04, 2024]. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1585409740

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Mohamed Salem Nasrallah Saleh, Mohamed Abdullah Jummah Hnish. Vitamin B12 deficiency presenting with unsteady gait: a case report and review of literature. EJMCR. 2020; 12 (June 2020): 170-172. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1585409740

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Mohamed Salem Nasrallah Saleh, Mohamed Abdullah Jummah Hnish. Vitamin B12 deficiency presenting with unsteady gait: a case report and review of literature. EJMCR. (2020), [cited December 04, 2024]; 12 (June 2020): 170-172. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1585409740

Harvard Style

Mohamed Salem Nasrallah Saleh, Mohamed Abdullah Jummah Hnish (2020) Vitamin B12 deficiency presenting with unsteady gait: a case report and review of literature. EJMCR, 12 (June 2020): 170-172. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1585409740

Chicago Style

Mohamed Salem Nasrallah Saleh, Mohamed Abdullah Jummah Hnish. "Vitamin B12 deficiency presenting with unsteady gait: a case report and review of literature." 12 (2020), 170-172. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1585409740

MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Mohamed Salem Nasrallah Saleh, Mohamed Abdullah Jummah Hnish. "Vitamin B12 deficiency presenting with unsteady gait: a case report and review of literature." 12.June 2020 (2020), 170-172. Print. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1585409740

APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Mohamed Salem Nasrallah Saleh, Mohamed Abdullah Jummah Hnish (2020) Vitamin B12 deficiency presenting with unsteady gait: a case report and review of literature. , 12 (June 2020), 170-172. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1585409740