Symmetric Pseudoathetosis of Hands and Feet: A Rare Manifestation of Subacute Combined Cord Degeneration With Life‐Threatening Thromboembolic Risk

Vitamin B12 deficiency can cause subacute combined degeneration (SACD) by disrupting myelin synthesis, leading to spinal cord degeneration. We present a unique case of SACD featuring symmetrical pseudoathetosis characterized by involuntary, slow, and writhing movements resulting from proprioceptive...

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Published in:	Case reports in neurological medicine Vol. 2025; no. 1; p. 1862715
Main Authors:	Siddiqui, Ramsha, Canenguez, Johanna, Thatikonda, Nithisha, Elaneem, Awab, Rodriguez, Fernandez Jorge
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.01.2025 Wiley
Subjects:	Anemia Antibodies Case Report Fecal incontinence Gait Gastrointestinal surgery Homocysteine Patients Peripheral neuropathy Physiological aspects Proprioception Pulmonary embolism Pulmonary embolisms Risk factors Spinal cord Thromboembolism Thrombosis Vitamins SACD pseudoathetosis vitamin B12 deficiency pulmonary embolism elevated homocysteine
ISSN:	2090-6668, 2090-6676
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