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Vitamin B12 Deficit and Development of Geriatric Syndromes

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Journal Colomb Med (Cali)
Specialties General Medicine
Public Health
Date 2014 Jun 4
PMID 24892321
Citations 2
Authors
Jose Mauricio Ocampo Chaparro
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Abstract

Vitamin B12 deficiency or cyanocobalamin is a common condition in the elderly. It is repeatedly overlooked due to multiple clinical manifestations that can affect the blood, neurological, gastrointestinal, and cardiovascular systems, skin and mucous membranes. The various presentations of vitamin B12 deficiency are related to the development of geriatric syndromes like frailty, falls, cognitive impairment, and geriatric nutritional syndromes like protein-energy malnutrition and failure to thrive, in addition to enhancing aging anorexia and cachexia. Therefore, interventions must be developed to include their screening and diagnosis to make early and appropriate treatment to prevent its complications before they become irreversible.

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