Vitamin B12 deficiency: causes and risk factors
Evidence-based neurology checklist on vitamin b12 deficiency: causes and risk factors: Gastrointestinal disorders Pernicious anaemia Coeliac disease Malabsorption Achlorhydria Gastrointestinal disorders Gastric or intestinal surgery Gastritis Helicobacter pylori Gastric atrophy Intestinal…
Gastrointestinal disorders
- Pernicious anaemia
- Coeliac disease
- Malabsorption
- Achlorhydria
- Gastrointestinal disorders
- Gastric or intestinal surgery
- Gastritis
- Helicobacter pylori
- Gastric atrophy
- Intestinal bacterial overgrowth of the intestine
Drug-induced
Dietary factors
Other risk factors
References
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