Vitamin B-12 and neuropathy in the elderly.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pubmed › 27140534Vitamin B-12 and neuropathy in the elderly. Solomon LR(1). Author information: (1)From the Section of Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (E-mail: lawrence.solomon@yale.ed). Comment in Am J Clin Nutr. 2016 May;103(5):1379. Comment on Am J Clin Nutr. 2016 Jan;103(1):250-7. PMID: 27140534
Vitamin B-12 and neuropathy in the elderly | The American ...
academic.oup.com › ajcn › articleMay 01, 2016 · The important study by Brito et al. suggests that a single high dose of vitamin B-12 can improve peripheral sensory nerve function in asymptomatic elderly subjects with vitamin B-12 deficiency and that folate excess may limit the metabolic response to vitamin B-12 therapy in this setting, findings consistent with prior reports (1– 3). However, I believe that the results as presented limit understanding of the significance of their findings.