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

Correct Answer: Corticospina tract involvement

The primary purpose of the corticospinal tract is for voluntary motor control of the body and limbs. However, connections to the somatosensory cortex suggest that the pyramidal tracts are also responsible for modulating sensory information from the body.
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A More case are now reported because of increased administrative efficiency
B A more effective diagnostic test was introduced about nine month ago
C The disease is prevalent only in some industrialised areas which have shown a dramatic increase in population due to migration
D The incidents (number of cases per thousand) of malaria, also contacted from mosquito bites has increased
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 occur/s in
A Intrinsic factor deficiency
B Resection of terminal ileum
C Blind-loop syndrome
D Prolonged treatment with methotrexate
E Ulcerative colitis
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

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