Reversible dementia caused by vitamin B12 deficiency in an older adult
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 t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Universidad de San Martín de Porres
2017-02-01
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| Series: | Horizonte Médico |
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| Online Access: | http://www.horizontemedicina.usmp.edu.pe/index.php/horizontemed/article/view/585/388 |
| Summary: | 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 |
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| ISSN: | 1727-558X 2227-3530 |