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Case Reports
. 2010 Aug;56(4):272-4.
doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmp111. Epub 2009 Nov 30.

Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord in an adolescent girl

Sweta Mohanty  1 , Lakshmi Shobhavat, Rajesh Joshi
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Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord in an adolescent girl

Sweta Mohanty et al. J Trop Pediatr. 2010 Aug.

Abstract

Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord (SACD), a condition resulting from vitamin B12 deficiency, generally affects elderly people. We present a 12-year-old girl, who, despite a non-vegetarian diet and no obvious etiological factors, developed SACD.

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