| Literature DB >> 11571767 |
B Hultberg1, A Isaksson, K Nilsson, L Gustafson.
Abstract
Cobalamin/folate deficiency is common in elderly subjects and may lead to psychiatric symptoms, but even more often it increases the severity of other organic and non-organic mental diseases. This paper reviews the literature relevant for markers of cobalamin/folate status and their relation to neuropsychiatric symptoms in the elderly. Plasma homocysteine, a marker of cobalamin/folate status, is frequently increased in psychogeriatric patients. Among markers of cobalamin/folate status, plasma homocysteine shows the best association with neuropsychiatric dysfunction. Copyright 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11571767 DOI: 10.1002/gps.439
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Geriatr Psychiatry ISSN: 0885-6230 Impact factor: 3.485