Brain atrophy, peripheral neuropathy and folic acid deficiency.
A woman with peripheral neuropathy and cerebral atrophy, both secondary to a selective folic acid deficiency caused by severe gastrointestinal disturbances, was given folic acid replacement therapy, which improved her clinical, blood and neurophysiological status.
D001284:Atrophy; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005494:Folic Acid Deficiency / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed