Alteraciones neurológicas en pacientes con gastritis crónica atrófica.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Chronic Atrophic Gastritis has as its only two etiologies Helicobacter Pylori infection and an Autoimmune form (with the appearance of anti-parietal cell and anti-intrinsic factor antibodies). It is precisely the lack of the intrinsic factor of the autoimmune form that causes a gradual deficiency in the absorption of vitamin 12 that in turn causes the demyelination of the ascending and descending cords of the Spinal Cord, causing Subacute Combined Degeneration of the same, and that in turn, it causes a variety of neurological signs and symptoms. OBJECTIVE: To resolve a clinical case in which an elderly patient with neurological symptoms and a history of Chronic Atrophic Gastritis is presented, this through the anatomic-pathological review of the same to resolve the proposed question. drive to follow? MATERIALS AND METHODS: This research is a bibliographic review, based on the search for scientific articles obtained from databases such as: PUBMED, GOOGLE SCHOLAR AND SCIELO, these articles are indexed to journal one and two quartiles that belong to the last five years, in addition to an endorsed and relevant website for the study. CONCLUSION: The treatment for vitamin b12 deficiency caused by chronic autoimmune gastritis is compensation of the vitamin by the intramuscular route, since the oral route would be a useless alternative because of the left of intrinsically factor.