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Vitamin B12 Levels and Psychiatric Symptomatology: A Case Series

Published Online:1 Apr 2013https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.12060144

Abstract

Cobalamin (Vitamin B12) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of various neuropsychiatric disorders. A review of 19 patients (14 vegetarians) with demonstrable vitamin B12 deficiency showed varied psychiatric symptomatology, with the majority not having significant hematological or neurological manifestations.