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. 1986 Feb;62(724):107–112. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.62.724.107

Vitamin E--its role in neurological function.

D P Muller
PMCID: PMC2418603  PMID: 3540925

Abstract

Studies in patients with abetalipoproteinaemia, other chronic and severe fat malabsorptive states and a selective defect in vitamin E absorption, together with neuropathological studies in the vitamin E deficient human, monkey and rat indicate that vitamin E is important for normal neurological function. Appropriate vitamin E supplementation is, therefore, advisable for all patients with chronic fat malabsorption who have low serum vitamin E concentrations. Serum vitamin E concentrations should also be measured in patients with spinocerebellar disorders, whatever the aetiology.

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