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Titel:

Severe encephalopathy with epilepsy in an infant caused by subclinical maternal pernicious anaemia: case report and review of the literature.

Dokumenttyp:
Case Reports; Journal Article; Review
Autor(en):
Korenke, GC; Hunneman, DH; Eber, S; Hanefeld, F
Abstract:
Vitamin B(12) deficiency is one of the major causes of megaloblastic anaemia with or without neurological symptoms. We report on a patient manifesting acute encephalopathy, epilepsy, microcephaly and megaloblastic anaemia at the age of 4 months. Vitamin B(12) deficiency in the patient was due to subclinical pernicious anaemia of the mother who exhibited neither haematological nor neurological symptoms. Mother and child both had elevated methylmalonic acid in their urine which is a sensitive para...     »
Zeitschriftentitel:
Eur J Pediatr
Jahr:
2004
Band / Volume:
163
Heft / Issue:
4-5
Seitenangaben Beitrag:
196-201
Sprache:
eng
Volltext / DOI:
doi:10.1007/s00431-004-1402-4
PubMed:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14762712
Print-ISSN:
0340-6199
TUM Einrichtung:
Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinderheilkunde und Jugendmedizin
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