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Ekusheva E.V.

Academy of Postgraduate Education under the Federal State Budgetary Unit «Federal Scientific and Clinical Center for Specialized Medical Assistance and Medical Technologies of the Federal Medical Biological Agency»;
Belgorod State National Research University

Shikh E.V.

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)

Ametov A.S.

Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Postgraduate Education

Ostroumova O.D.

Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education

Zaharov V.V.

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)

Zhivolupov S.A.

Kirov Military Medical Academy

Djukic M.

Geriatric Center of the Evangelical Hospital

The problem of vitamin B12 deficiency: relevance, diagnosis and targeted therapy (based on materials of an interdisciplinary expert council with international participation)

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Ekusheva E.V., Shikh E.V., Ametov A.S., Ostroumova O.D., Zaharov V.V., Zhivolupov S.A., Djukic M.

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Journal: S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2021;121(11): 17‑25

DOI: 10.17116/jnevro202112111117

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THE PROBLEM OF VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY: RELEVANCE, DIAGNOSIS AND TARGETED THERAPY (BASED ON MATERIALS OF AN INTERDISCIPLINARY EXPERT COUNCIL WITH INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION)
THE PROBLEM OF VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY: RELEVANCE, DIAGNOSIS AND TARGETED THERAPY (BASED ON MATERIALS OF AN INTERDISCIPLINARY EXPERT COUNCIL WITH INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION)

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Ekusheva EV, Shikh EV, Ametov AS, Ostroumova OD, Zaharov VV, Zhivolupov SA, Djukic M. The problem of vitamin B12 deficiency: relevance, diagnosis and targeted therapy (based on materials of an interdisciplinary expert council with international participation). S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2021;121(11):17‑25. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/jnevro202112111117

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Abstract:

Deficiency of vitamin B12 occurs much more often than it is commonly believed and leads to a wide range of various disorders, the emergence of primarily neurological manifestations, while there is a lack of awareness among clinicians in the field of its causes, nonspecific manifestations, diagnostic methods and effective therapy. The conference «The problem of vitamin B12 deficiency and the experience of use in Germany» was devoted to this urgent clinical problem, within the framework of which an interdisciplinary council of experts, at which the most pressing issues were considered, associated with B12 deficiency.

Keywords:

vitamin B12 deficiency
cyanocobalamin deficiency
reversible cognitive impairment
B12-deficiency states
metformin
proton pump inhibitors
elderly people

Authors:

Ekusheva E.V.

Academy of Postgraduate Education under the Federal State Budgetary Unit «Federal Scientific and Clinical Center for Specialized Medical Assistance and Medical Technologies of the Federal Medical Biological Agency»;
Belgorod State National Research University

Shikh E.V.

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)

Ametov A.S.

Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Postgraduate Education

Ostroumova O.D.

Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education

Zaharov V.V.

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)

Zhivolupov S.A.

Kirov Military Medical Academy

Djukic M.

Geriatric Center of the Evangelical Hospital

Received:

20.08.2021

Accepted:

30.09.2021

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