Reversible dementia caused by vitamin B12 deficiency in an older adult
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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...
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| Fecha de Publicación: | 2017 |
| Institución: | Universidad de San Martín de Porres |
| Repositorio: | Horizonte médico |
| Lenguaje: | español |
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| Materia: | Reversible dementia Cobalamin deficiency Pernicious anemia Demencia reversible Déficit de cobalamina Anemia perniciosa |
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Reversible dementia caused by vitamin B12 deficiency in an older adultDemencia reversible por déficit de vitamina B12 en un adulto mayorCarrillo Ñañez, LeonidasCarrillo García, PamelaVaras Álvarez, MirnaAliaga Córdova, FernandaChian García, CésarReversible dementiaCobalamin deficiencyPernicious anemiaDemencia reversibleDéficit de cobalaminaAnemia perniciosaThis 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.Se presenta el caso de un paciente adulto mayor con antecedente de haber presentado úlcera gástrica hace 40 años, cuyos familiares observaron desde hace dos meses cambios en el comportamiento, los cuales incluyeron progresivamente desorientación, agitación psicomotriz, negativismo, delirio de persecución, lo que motivó ser traído al servicio de emergencia. Así mismo presentó palidez marcada y equimosis múltiple, por lo cual fue admitido posteriormente en nuestro servicio y diagnosticado de demencia reversible por anemia perniciosa. También se le detectó pancitopenia y cambios neurológicos. El paciente respondió favorablemente a la administración de vitamina B12.Universidad de San Martín de Porres. Facultad de Medicina Humana2017-06-05info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdftext/htmlhttps://www.horizontemedico.usmp.edu.pe/index.php/horizontemed/article/view/58510.24265/horizmed.2017.v17n2.12Horizonte Médico (Lima); Vol. 17 No. 2 (2017): April - June; 77-81Horizonte Médico (Lima); Vol. 17 Núm. 2 (2017): Abril - Junio; 77-81Horizonte Médico (Lima); v. 17 n. 2 (2017): Abril - Junio; 77-812227-35301727-558X10.24265/horizmed.2017.v17n2reponame:Horizonte médicoinstname:Universidad de San Martín de Porresinstacron:USMPspahttps://www.horizontemedico.usmp.edu.pe/index.php/horizontemed/article/view/585/388https://www.horizontemedico.usmp.edu.pe/index.php/horizontemed/article/view/585/1267Derechos de autor 2017 Horizonte Médico (Lima)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:horizontemedico.usmp.edu.pe:article/5852019-10-29T10:53:08Z |
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Reversible dementia caused by vitamin B12 deficiency in an older adult Demencia reversible por déficit de vitamina B12 en un adulto mayor |
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Reversible dementia caused by vitamin B12 deficiency in an older adult |
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Reversible dementia caused by vitamin B12 deficiency in an older adult Carrillo Ñañez, Leonidas Reversible dementia Cobalamin deficiency Pernicious anemia Demencia reversible Déficit de cobalamina Anemia perniciosa |
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Reversible dementia caused by vitamin B12 deficiency in an older adult |
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Reversible dementia caused by vitamin B12 deficiency in an older adult |
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Reversible dementia caused by vitamin B12 deficiency in an older adult |
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Carrillo Ñañez, Leonidas Carrillo García, Pamela Varas Álvarez, Mirna Aliaga Córdova, Fernanda Chian García, César |
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Carrillo Ñañez, Leonidas |
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Carrillo Ñañez, Leonidas Carrillo García, Pamela Varas Álvarez, Mirna Aliaga Córdova, Fernanda Chian García, César |
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Carrillo García, Pamela Varas Álvarez, Mirna Aliaga Córdova, Fernanda Chian García, César |
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Reversible dementia Cobalamin deficiency Pernicious anemia Demencia reversible Déficit de cobalamina Anemia perniciosa |
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Reversible dementia Cobalamin deficiency Pernicious anemia Demencia reversible Déficit de cobalamina Anemia perniciosa |
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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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