Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
Pivot Concepts:
Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
Target Concepts:
Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
Query: UMLS:C0042875 (
vitamin E deficiency
)
916
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
A 22-year-old man presented with progressive gait instability, tremor, and dysarthria since childhood. Electrophysiologic studies revealed a sensorimotor polyneuropathy. Laboratory studies documented
vitamin E deficiency
; however, no gastrointestinal, hepatic, or
lipoprotein disorder
could be identified. Vitamin E therapy normalized the serum level, but there was no neurologic improvement. Isolated
vitamin E deficiency
, in the absence of lipid malabsorption, should be considered in the evaluation of children and adults with ataxia and peripheral neuropathy.
...
PMID:Isolated vitamin E deficiency. 876 Dec 74
