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A 60 year old gentleman has been diagnosed as vitamin B12 deficiency due to pernicious anemia . which o the following is unlikely to happen?
A Posterioor column involvement
B Optic atrophy
C Corticospina tract involvement
D Seizure
Vitamin B12 deficiency is characterizedby
A Loss of ankle jerks
B Retrobulbar neuritis
C Loss of pain and temperature sensation of limbs
D No loss of proprioceptive sensation
E Papilloedema
Vitamin B12 deficiency is characterized by
A Loss of ankle jerks
B Retrobulbar neuritis
C Loss of pain & temperature sensation of limbs
D No loss of proprioceptive sensation
E Papilloedema.
Vitamin B12 deficiency causes
A Megaloblastic anemia
B Dementia
C Peripheral neuropathy
D Cerebellar syndrome
E Papilloedema
Vitamin B12 deficiency is associated with
A Thrombocytopenia
B High LDH
C High serum ferritin level
D Low MCV
E High reticulocyte count
Neurological manifestations of severe vitamin B12 deficiency include
A Optic atrophy
B Dementia
C Spastic paraparesis
D Sensory ataxia
E Mononeuritis multiplex
Vitamin B12 deficiency
A Is caused by disease of terminal part of ileum
B Causes a reduction in circulating platelets
C Causes pathological changes in CNS
D Results in microcytic anemia
E Causes atrophy of gastric mucosa
Recognized features of vitamin B12 deficiency include
A Paresthesia
B Optic atrophy
C Dorsal column lesion
D Degeneration of anterior spinal cord
E Papilloedema
Deficiency of vitamin B12 may lead to
A Glove and stocking parasthesia
B Optic atrophy
C Autonomic neuropathy
D Lower motor neuron type of paralysis
E Wernicke’s encephalopathy
Site of absorption of vitamin B12 is :
A Jejunum
B IIeum
C Stomach
D Duodenum

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