Seizures Related to Vitamin B6 Deficiency in Adults

Vitamin B6 is closely associated with functions of the nervous, immune, and endocrine systems. Its deficiency may result in neurological disorders including convulsions and epileptic encephalopathy. Until today, this has only been reported in infants, children, and critically ill adult patients. We...

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Autores principales: Lee, Dong-Gun, Lee, Yeonkyung, Shin, Hyeeun, Kang, Kyusik, Park, Jong-Moo, Kim, Byung-Kun, Kwon, Ohyun, Lee, Jung-Ju
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Epilepsy Society 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4494992/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26157671
http://dx.doi.org/10.14581/jer.15006
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Sumario:Vitamin B6 is closely associated with functions of the nervous, immune, and endocrine systems. Its deficiency may result in neurological disorders including convulsions and epileptic encephalopathy. Until today, this has only been reported in infants, children, and critically ill adult patients. We report a case of a 36year-old man with chronic alcoholism who presented with seizures after gastrointestinal disturbance. His seizures persisted even after treatment with antiepileptic drugs, but eventually disappeared after administration of pyridoxine. Hence, vitamin B6 deficiency may cause seizures in adult patients with chronic alcoholism.

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