Neurology — Flashcards

Spot Diagnosis = _____

Vitamin B12 deficiency initially presents as lower extremity _____ with no other neurologic findings

_____ is a spinal cord lesion most commonly seen with vitamin B12 deficiency

Peripheral neuropathy and subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord in vitamin B12 deficiency presents _____metrically

What disease is associated with this spinal cord lesion? _____

Vitamin B12 deficiency presents with _____ and subacute combined degeneration (neurologic symptoms)

Hint: first

Vitamin B12 deficiency can cause neuropsychiatric disease such as _____ dementia

Hint: reversibility?

Subacute combined degeneration (B12 deficiency) of the spinal cord affects the _____, spinocerebellar tracts, & lateral corticospinal tracts

Hint: ↓ vibration, proprioception

Spot diagnosis = _____

The first neurological symptoms in vitamin B12 deficiency will be _____ in the lower limbs