TO STUDY THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY AND DEGENERATIVE CERVICAL MYELOPATHY IN INDIAN VEGETARIAN POPULATION AT A TERTIARY LEVEL HOSPITAL

Dr D. P. Tiwari, Dr. Ankit Jain

Abstract


STUDY DESIGN : Retrospective study
OBJECTIVE : to discuss the relationship between degenerative cervical myelopathy and vitamin B12 deficiency in indian vegetarian population.
METHODS : a retrospective case study was carried out at Government Doon Medical College, Dehradun , a tertiary level hospital.
RESULTS : in the study of 135 patients, 64 were found to having vit B 12 deficiency. 56 patients out of these were vegetarians.
CONCLUSION: Vitamin B12 deficiency is found in significant number of patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy. Significant
association was found with vegetarian diet. Vitamin B12 level optimization can improve results of surgical outcome. Routine assessment of Vit
B12 levels in vegetarian patient in cases of degenerative cervical myelopathy is considered.


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