Hi beglobal,

I can offer a few articles about B12 deficiency, and what sort of symptoms may accompany it~ The symptoms can be wide ranging and include neurological, neuromuscular, cognitive and other problems.

B12 isn't any sort of cure all, but in those who have underlying B12 deficiency, it can literally be life saving. B12 deficiency is often missed because doctors don't think to test for it, and because lab ranges are set too low.

Hope this helps!

Cara




eMedicine link on vitamin B12 associated neurological diseases:

AAFP on Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Subacute combined degeneration: clinical, electrophysiological, and magnetic resonance imaging findings JNNP

Emedicine on Pernicious Anemia

PDRHealth on Vitamin B12

Life Extensions magazine article on B12

And here is a list of symptoms that Rose has frequently posted for us, but no list is complete:

Quote:

Goldman: Cecil medical textbook --- Saunders 2000 page 865 TABLE 163-4 -- NEUROPSYCHIATRIC ABNORMALITIES * THAT MAY BE CAUSED BY COBALAMIN DEFICIENCY Paresthesia Depression Impaired vibration sense Paranoia Impaired position sense Listlessness Impaired touch or pain perception Acute confusional state Ataxia Hallucinations Abnormal gait Delusions Fatigue Insomnia Memory loss Apprehensiveness Disorientation Psychosis Obtundation Slow mentation Decreased reflexes Paraphrenia Weakness Mania Decreased muscle strength Panic attacks Romberg's sign Personality change Increased reflexes Suicide Spasticity Babinski's sign Lhermitte's sign Urinary or fecal incontinence Urinary urgency or nocturia Impotence Abnormal smell or taste Decreased vision or optic atrophy "*These abnormalities may be present in any number or combination in a given patient. They are seen frequently with or without any of the hematologic or other abnormalities listed in Table 163-3."