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
