Vitamin B12 deficiency and depression
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Aysel Milanlıoğlu 1 *
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1 Bitlis State Hospital, Department of Neurology, Bitlis, Turkey* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Vitamin B12 deficiency may cause psychiatric manifestations preceding the hematological and neurological symptoms. Despite a variety of symptoms, data on the role of vitamin B12 deficiency in depression are sparse.
We report a case with B12 deficiency that is diagnosed with psychotic depression and treated successively with vitamin B12 replacement instead of using conventional therapy.
Future investigations should focus on the role of vitamin B12 status in depression and other neuropsychiatric disorders.

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Article Type: Case Report

J Clin Exp Invest, 2011, Volume 2, Issue 4, 455-456

https://doi.org/10.5799/ahinjs.01.2011.04.0095

Publication date: 12 Dec 2011

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