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ArticleCureus2021

Sensory Axonopathy Associated With Vitamin E Deficiency.

Kok Hoe Chan, Michael O'Sullivan, Iyad Farouji, Gowthami Are, Jihad Slim

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Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 49% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Kok Hoe ChanInternal Medicine, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark, USA.
Michael O'SullivanInternal Medicine, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Maine, USA.
Iyad FaroujiInternal Medicine, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark, USA.
Gowthami AreInternal Medicine, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark, USA.
Jihad SlimInfectious Diseases, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark, USA.
Saint Michael's Medical Center · USEdward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine · USPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine · USUniversity of New England · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vitamin E deficiency can be observed in patients with malabsorption syndromes or inherited diseases such as ataxia. It is unusual for it to be a result of dietary insufficiency due to its presence in a wide variety of foods. Patients with vitamin E deficiency can present with neuromuscular disorders such as ataxia, hyporeflexia, spinocerebellar syndrome, as well as loss of vibration and proprioceptive sensation. Herein, we are presenting a case in which a previously healthy adult with no family history of genetic defects and malabsorption syndrome presented with a characteristic sensory axonopathy associated with vitamin E deficiency without any evidence of fat malabsorption. Patient reported a markedly improvement of symptoms after three-month supplementation of vitamin E. The unique part of this case was that the patient presented with neuropathic pain associated with vitamin E deficiency without any family history of inherited deficiency or any malabsorption syndrome.

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case reportneuralgiasensory disordervitamin e deficiency

Identifiers

PMID33754112
PMCPMC7971715
OpenAlexW3130593608

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