Vitamin B12 deficiency and narcolepsy interlinked - Video

Published On 2022-02-17T19:15:36+05:30 | Updated On 17 Feb 2022 7:15 PM IST

Overview

Vitamin B-12 deficiency is associated with several diseases and they are are known to cause serious trouble. Narcolepsy, primarily characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), cataplexy attacks, sleep paralysis, and hypnagogic hallucinations, which affects 1/2000 individuals. Whether changes in the serum vitamin B12 levels are involved in the pathophysiological mechanism of narcolepsy remains unclear.

This study aimed to assess whether vitamin B12 levels are independently related to the occurrence of narcolepsy. Findings published in Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery says decreased serum vitamin B12 levels are independently associated with the development of narcolepsy, which illustrates the complex relationship between vitamin B12 and narcolepsy. Future studies should explore whether vitamin B12 supplementation can improve the symptoms of patients.

Speakers

Dr. Nandita Mohan

BDS, MDS( Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry)

Dr. Nandita Mohan is a practicing pediatric dentist with more than 5 years of clinical work experience. Along with this, she is equally interested in keeping herself up to date about the latest developments in the field of medicine and dentistry which is the driving force for her to be in association with Medical Dialogues. She also has her name attached with many publications; both national and international. She has pursued her BDS from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore and later went to enter her dream specialty (MDS) in the Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry from Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences. Through all the years of experience, her core interest in learning something new has never stopped. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751