Autonomic nervous system dysfunction and serum levels of neurotoxic and neurotrophic cytokines in patients with cobalamin deficiency

Abstract

neurotrophiccytokines epidermal growth factor (EGF) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) plays a role in the pathogenesisof cobalamin (Cbl) deficiency-induced neuropathy. The aim of this study was to evaluate autonomicnervous system dysfunction and to look for any relationship between autonomic nervous systemdisturbances and serum cytokine levels (TNF-

Keywords

• Cobalamin deficiency
• autonomic dysfunction
• dysautonomia
• autonomic neuropathy
• serum cytokine levels