Detection of occult cobalamin deficiency by magnetic resonance imaging.
We present a case of cobalamin deficiency in an elderly woman who presented with peripheral neuropathy without evidence of anemia or macrocytosis; her diagnosis was suspected with cervical magnetic resonance imaging. This imaging modality may identify patients with cobalamin deficiency who have neurologic abnormalities with normal hematologic parameters.
Yu
M K
MK
Divisions of Hematology and Oncology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA.
Rodgers
G M
GM
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D014806:Vitamin B 12 Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*