What are the Signs and Symptoms of B12 Deficiency?
Neurologic signs and symptoms:
- Numbness—tingling
- Weakness of legs, arms, trunk
- Impaired vibration—position sense
- Abnormal reflexes
- Unsteady or abnormal gait
- Balance problems
- Difficulty ambulating
- Dizziness
- Tremor
- Restless legs
- Visual disturbances
- Forgetfulness, memory loss
- Dementia
- Impotence
- Urinary or fecal incontinence
Psychiatric symptoms:
- Depression
- Irritability
- Paranoia
- Mania
- Hallucinations
- Psychosis
- Violent behavior
- Personality changes
Hematologic signs and symptoms:
- Anemia
- Macrocytosis (enlarged red-blood cells)
- Generalized weakness
- Fatigue
- Shortness of breath
- Pallor
Signs & symptoms in infants and children:
- Developmental delay or regression
- Apathy—Irritability
- Hypotonia
- Weakness
- Tremor
- Involuntary movements
- Seizures
- Ataxia
- Anorexia
- Failure to thrive
- Poor weight gain
- Poor head growth
- Poor socialization
- Poor motor skills
- Language delay
- Speech problems
- Lower IQ—Mental retardation
- Anemia
- Macrocytosis