West Syndrome in an Infant With Vitamin B12 Deficiency Born to Autoantibodies Positive Mother

• Main Authors: Pin Fee Chong (Author), Masaru Matsukura (Author), Kaoru Fukui (Author), Yoriko Watanabe (Author), Naomichi Matsumoto (Author), Ryutaro Kira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Infantile vitamin B12 deficiency, a rare nutritional disorder in developed countries, is characterized by megaloblastic anemia and non-specific symptoms, including failure to thrive, hypotonia, and seizure. Symptoms usually develop at 6 months of age. Exclusively breast-fed infants of vegan-diet mot...