KROK 1 Stomatology 2016 – Question 185 · KROK (Dentistry)
A 50-year-old man addressed a hospital with complaints of memory disorders, painful sensations along the nerve trunks, decreased mental ability, circulatory disorders and dyspepsia. Anamnesis states excessive alcohol consumption. What vitamin deficiency can result in such signs?
- A. Calciferol
- B. Thiamine
- C. Niacin
- D. Riboflavin
- E. Retinol
Hint
Ask which vitamin is needed for pyruvate oxidation in nerve tissue and is typically depleted in chronic alcoholism.
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