nutritional disorders
Vitamin B6 Deficiency and Dependency
Diagnosis of Vitamin B6 Deficiency and Dependency
Clinical evaluation Vitamin B6 deficiency should be considered in Any infant who has seizures Any patient who has seizures refractory to treatment with antiseizure drugs Any patient with deficiencies of other B vitamins, particularly in patients with Alcohol Use Disorder and Rehabilitation or Diagnosis of vitamin B6 deficiency is usually clinical. There is no single accepted laboratory test of vitamin B6 status; measurement of serum pyridoxal phosphate is most common. If antiseizure drugs do not stop seizures in infants, consider givingpyridoxineto treat possible vitamin B6 deficiency. 