Journal article
What are the cognitive risks associated with vitamin B12 deficiency in the elderly?
Evidence-based practice : patient-oriented evidence that matters, Vol.20(6), pp.12-13
06/2017
DOI: 10.1097/01.EBP.0000541738.36961.a6
Abstract
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EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER
Whether serum vitamin B12 levels in older adults are associated with cognitive changes is unclear. However, elevated levels of methylmalonic acid, a B12 metabolite that reflects low vitamin B12 function, are more consistently associated with cognitive decline (SOR: B, systematic reviews of longitudinal studies).
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- What are the cognitive risks associated with vitamin B12 deficiency in the elderly?
- Creators
- Robert A Beck - University of Iowa, Family Medicine
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Evidence-based practice : patient-oriented evidence that matters, Vol.20(6), pp.12-13
- DOI
- 10.1097/01.EBP.0000541738.36961.a6
- ISSN
- 1095-4120
- eISSN
- 2473-3717
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/2017
- Academic Unit
- Family Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984131866502771
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