title: Vitamin B₁₂ levels and psychiatric symptomatology: a case series.
abstract: Cobalamin (Vitamin B₁₂) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of various neuropsychiatric disorders. A review of 19 patients (14 vegetarians) with demonstrable vitamin B₁₂ deficiency showed varied psychiatric symptomatology, with the majority not having significant hematological or neurological manifestations.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Naveen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jayaram
authors.forename: Mukund G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Aniruddh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Narasimha
authors.forename: Dhanya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raveendranathan
authors.forename: Shivarama
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Varambally
authors.forename: Ganesan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Venkatasubramanian
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Gangadhar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014806:Vitamin B 12 Deficiency / Q000150:complications*