Postural and kinetic tremor associated with vitamin B12 deficiency
Koussa, S.; Taher, A.; Sayegh, R.
Revue Neurologique (Paris) 159(12): 1173-1174
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-3787 PMID: 14978419 Document Number: 562553
We report the case of a 77-year-old patient who presented a postural and kinetic tremor of the upper and lower limbs of sub acute onset, which revealed a vitamin B12 deficiency and resolved rapidly after the treatment. Such a presentation is rare.
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