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ArticleBrazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica2021

Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord with concomitant autoimmune disease: report of 2 cases.

Tian-Fang Jiang, Jia Zheng, Xu Chen

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Article in Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tian-Fang JiangDepartment of Neurology, Shanghai Eighth People's Hospital Affiliated to Jiang Su University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1455-2098
Jia ZhengDepartment of Neurology, Shanghai Eighth People's Hospital Affiliated to Jiang Su University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8836-9555
Xu ChenDepartment of Neurology, Shanghai Eighth People's Hospital Affiliated to Jiang Su University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5200-1027
Shanghai Eighth People Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The etiology of subacute combined degeneration (SCD) of the spinal cord is closely associated with vitamin B12 (VitB12) deficiency. The clinical manifestations of SCD are complex and vary substantially. Due to some SCD patients with atypical manifestations and concomitant autoimmune disorders, the probability of misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis is still relatively high in the early stage. We report the cases of two patients who were missed or misdiagnosed at another hospital because of the normal initial VitB12 level and partial overlap of clinical manifestations, finally diagnosed as SCD with atypical manifestations and concomitant autoimmune disorders, pharyngeal-cervical-brachial Guillain-Barre syndrome in Case 1 and SCD with autoimmune thyroiditis in Case 2. After undergoing corresponding treatment, death was reported in Case 1 and improvement in Case 2. Analysis of the clinical manifestations and investigation of the underlying pathogenesis in such patients could help improve the rate of early diagnosis and allow timely treatment of SCD, thereby preventing disease progression and poor clinical outcomes.

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Autoimmune DiseasesSubacute Combined DegenerationHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingSpinal CordVitamin B 12Vitamin B 12

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