Vitamin E deficiency secondary to chronic intestinal malabsorption and effect of vitamin supplement: a case report.
We report the clinical, neurophysiological (comprehending electromyography, nerve conduction velocities, and multimodal evoked potentials), histological study of the nerve and muscle and the effect of vitamin E supplement in a 32-year-old case with chronic vitamin E deficiency subsequent to acquired intestinal malabsorption. An early diagnosis for an early treatment is essential in preventing severe neurological deterioration.
Federico
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Istituto di Scienze Neurologiche, Università degli Studi di Siena, Italia.
Battisti
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Eusebi
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de Stefano
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Malandrini
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Mondelli
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Volpi
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D000328:Adult; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D009132:Muscles / Q000294:innervation; D009413:Nerve Fibers, Myelinated / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology*; D013577:Syndrome; D024505:Tocopherols; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014811:Vitamin E Deficiency / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D024502:alpha-Tocopherol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*
D014810:Vitamin E; D024502:alpha-Tocopherol; D024505:Tocopherols