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Dementia due to vitamin E deficiency

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Link to WHO Definition

Dementia due to vitamin E deficiency – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/635934326

Vitamin E deficiency is quite rare in humans. Only if severe and prolonged, vitamin E deficiency may result in cognitive impairment, blindness, heart disease and permanent nerve damage. Treatment must be tailored to the underlying cause of vitamin E deficiency and may include oral or parenteral vitamin supplementation. The more advanced the deficits, the more limited the response to therapy.