Carlos Alberto Olarte Ramirez

Quindio Central Clinic, Colombia

Presentation Title:

Subacute combined degeneration

Abstract

Subacute Combined Degeneration (DCS) is a disorder characterized by diffuse degeneration of white matter at the CNS level, specifically affecting the posterior and lateral cords of the spinal cord, also with loss of peripheral and central myelination, frequently the clinical manifestations are pa- resthesias and generalized weakness caused by vitamin B12 deficiency. We have a caso of 79-year-old male patient with a 3-month history of functional limitation for walking accompanied by disorientation to show the importance of early detection of this disease through the determination of serum levels of vitamin B12 associated with neurological symptoms, in order to achieve its proper diagnosis and treatment.

Biography

Carlos Alberto Olarte Ramirez, born in Quindio Colombia, graduated as a doctor of medicine at the age of 23 at the Alexander Von Humboldt University. During his last year of medicine he carried out his specialized rotation in the neurology service where he made his case report on Subacute Combined Degeneration in the indexed journal of the Colombian Association of Neurology. He did his year of social service in La Guajira, Colombia working with the Colombian army. He currently works in the emergency department of the Quindio Central Clinic in Colombia.

3rd International Conference on Neuroscience and Mental Health

Carlos Alberto Olarte Ramirez

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Subacute combined degeneration

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