Abstract
The Authors describe the case of an 11-month-old infant with severe vitamin B12 deficiency consequent to a strict vegan diet followed by the mother during pregnancy and to a strictly vegan weaning. The child presented with food refusal, somatic growth arrest and seriously compromised maturational patterns. The encephalic MR showed a marked white matter atrophy. Symptoms improved after vitamin B12 supplementation.
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