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subacute combined degeneration

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nervous system disorder

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    In nervous system disease: Subacute combined degeneration

    Subacute combined degeneration, which results from a vitamin B12 deficiency, causes demyelination of the corticospinal and the dorsal columns. Much of the damage is to the large dorsal-root ganglion neurons; the peripheral nerve fibres also demyelinate, so that peripheral neuropathy also occurs. Symptoms include tingling,…

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