Seizures Related to Vitamin B6 Deficiency in Adults

• DOI: 10.14581/jer.15006
• Publication Date: 2015-06-29T08:25:11Z
• Authors: Dong-Gun Lee; Yeonkyung Lee; Hyeeun Shin; Kyusik Kang; Jong-Moo Park; Byung-Kun Kim; Ohyun Kwon; Jung-Ju Lee
• Keywords: Chronic alcoholism

Vitamin B6 is closely associated with functions of the nervous, immune, and endocrine systems. Its deficiency may result in neurological disorders including convulsions epileptic encephalopathy. Until today, this has only been reported infants, children, critically ill adult patients. We report a case 36year-old man chronic alcoholism who presented seizures after gastrointestinal disturbance. His persisted even treatment antiepileptic drugs, but eventually disappeared administration pyridoxine. Hence, vitamin cause patients alcoholism.