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Neurologic Impairment in Children Associated with Maternal Dietary Deficiency of Cobalamin --- Georgia, 2001

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Publication Year: 2003
Language: English
Website: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5204a1.htm

During 2001, neurologic impairment resulting from cobalamin (vitamin B12) deficiency was diagnosed in two children in Georgia. The children were breastfed by mothers who followed vegetarian diets. This report summarizes the two cases and provides guidance for health-care providers on identifying and preventing cobalamin deficiency among breastfed infants of vegetarian mothers.

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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, CDC
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