Symposium on Neurological Abnormalities Found in Association with Various Forms of Macrocytic Anæmia

Abstract

The purpose of this short paper is to discuss the way in which modern hematological methods can help the investigation of patients with neurological disorders. The neurological conditions that may be found in association with vitamin B12 or folic acid deficiency are listed in Table 1.Table I Neurological lesions associated with megaloblastic ansemia Vitamin B,2 deficiency Vitamin B1, neuropathy (subacute combined degeneration of the cord) Tobacco amblyopia (certain cases) Folate deficiency Peripheral neuropathies of nutritional origin Peripheral neuropathies of unknown origin Chronic neurological and psychiatric disorders Neurological lesions in megaloblastic ansemia associated with anticonvulsant therapy 'Pseudo-tabes' of idiopathic steatorrhoea and multiple diverticulosis