vitamin deficiency

Question 1

naicin deficiency

Answer 1

3 D’s
- dementia (depression, memory impairment, apathy, irritability), dermatitis (hyperkeratotic corporal rash over much of the body), diarrhea

Question 2

vitamin E deficiency (alpha-tocopherol)

Answer 2

• neuropathy, retinopathy, areflexia

- ataxia, loss of proprioception and vibration, nystagmus, external opthalmoplegia

Question 3

B12 deficiency

Answer 3

• neuropathy, ataxia, dementia
• prarasthesias of hands and feet, weakness, gait disturbances, depression , confusion, psychosis, peripheral neuropathy, and loss of position and vibration sensation
• spastic paraparesis
• visual disturbances- optic atrophy and visual loss

Question 4

folate deficiency

Answer 4

elevated serum homocysteine

- neuropathy and spasticity