Visual and brainstem auditory evoked potentials in infants with severe vitamin B-12 deficiency

Demir N., KOÇ A., Abuhandan M., ÇALIK M., Iscan A.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.45, sa.6, ss.1274-1279, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 45 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1403-101
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1274-1279
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background/aim: Vitamin B-12 plays an important role in the development of mental, motor, cognitive, and social functions via its role in DNA synthesis and nerve myelination. Its deficiency in infants might cause neuromotor retardation as well as megaloblastic anemia. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of infantile vitamin B-12 deficiency on evoked brain potentials and determine whether improvement could be obtained with vitamin B-12 replacement at appropriate dosages.