The browser you are using is not supported by this website. All versions of Internet Explorer are no longer supported, either by us or Microsoft (read more here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/windows/end-of-ie-support).

Please use a modern browser to fully experience our website, such as the newest versions of Edge, Chrome, Firefox or Safari etc.

Markers for the functional availability of cobalamin/folate and their association with neuropsychiatric symptoms in the elderly

På svenska

Author

Summary, in English

Cobalamin/folate deficiency is common in elderly subjects and may lead to psychiatric symptoms, but even more often it increases the severity of other organic and non-organic mental diseases. This paper reviews the literature relevant for markers of cobalamin/folate status and their relation to neuropsychiatric symptoms in the elderly. Plasma homocysteine, a marker of cobalamin/folate status, is frequently increased in psychogeriatric patients. Among markers of cobalamin/folate status, plasma homocysteine shows the best association with neuropsychiatric dysfunction.

Publishing year

2001

Language

English

Pages

873-878

Publication/Series

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volume

16

Issue

9

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

Topic

  • Geriatrics
  • Psychiatry

Keywords

  • blood
  • cobalamin
  • folate
  • homocysteine
  • methylmalonic acid
  • plasma
  • psychogeriatric patients

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1099-1166