title: Vitamin E--its role in neurological function.
abstract: Studies in patients with abetalipoproteinaemia, other chronic and severe fat malabsorptive states and a selective defect in vitamin E absorption, together with neuropathological studies in the vitamin E deficient human, monkey and rat indicate that vitamin E is important for normal neurological function. Appropriate vitamin E supplementation is, therefore, advisable for all patients with chronic fat malabsorption who have low serum vitamin E concentrations. Serum vitamin E concentrations should also be measured in patients with spinocerebellar disorders, whatever the aetiology.
mesh_terms: D000012:Abetalipoproteinemia / Q000188:drug therapy; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D009424:Nervous System Physiological Phenomena; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000502:physiology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014811:Vitamin E Deficiency
chemical_list: D014810:Vitamin E