Nancy Mahmoud

Finally, treating vitamin B12 deficiency as vitamin B12 deficiency in adults is common because of poor nutrition, dementia, rigid vegetarian diet or lack of access to care. These people should be proactively screened for vitamin B12 deficiency and once treated, they should be followed by a visiting home care nurse to make sure of improvement of the neurological symptoms. The nurse, dietitian, and pharmacist can help educate the patient that there is high risk among family members, who should be screened for the problem.