RT Book, Section
A1 Douglas, Vanja C.
A1 Aminoff, Michael J.
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
A2 McQuaid, Kenneth R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1184184948
T1 Vitamin E Deficiency
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2022
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264269389
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184184948
RD 2024/04/16
AB Vitamin  E  deficiency  may  produce  a  disorder  somewhat  similar  to  Friedreich  ataxia.  There  is  spinocerebellar  degeneration  involving  particularly  the  posterior  columns  of  the  spinal  cord  and  leading  to  limb  ataxia,  sensory  loss,  absent  tendon  reflexes,  slurring  of  speech,  and,  in  some  cases,  pigmentary  retinal  degeneration.  The  disorder  may  occur  as  a  consequence  of  malabsorption  or  on  a  hereditary  basis  (eg,  abetalipoproteinemia).