title: Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord due to folate deficiency in association with a psychotic illness.
abstract: Subacute combined degeneration of the cord which occurred as a result of dietary deficiency of folic acid in a patient with a psychotic illness, is described. A significant improvement in the neurological deficit occurred following treatment with folic acid. It is possible that treatment with folate also contributed to the improvement in the patient's psychiatric illness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Cork Regional Hospital, University College.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Donnelly
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Callaghan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005494:Folic Acid Deficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D005492:Folic Acid