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 Understanding the LBD Diagnostic Criteria 
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Re: B12 deficiency causing dementia
This medical article published in 2000 presents two cases of this type of reversible dementia and reviews the literature on the topic:
http://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/artic ... eid=100997


Fri Mar 09, 2012 1:24 pm
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You might start a new topic about this so that people can respond if they know something about B12 deficiency.

An LBD caregiver in the local support group also has B12 deficiency. She recently had to place her husband in a care facility because she could no longer deal with her health issues and her husband at the same time. She sent me this fact sheet from the NIH that describes the symptoms of B12 deficiency:

http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitaminb12/


Fri Mar 09, 2012 1:32 pm
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Thank you very much for the information. Bless you.

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Terri, spouse of John, officially DX dementia with Lewy Bodies, June, 2012, cognitive symptoms since 2007, active dreams for years before that.


Fri Mar 09, 2012 7:36 pm
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