• Breastfed Infants With Spells, Tremor, or Irritability: Rule Out Vitamin B12 Deficiency 

      Ljungblad, Ulf Wike; Astrup, Henriette; Mørkrid, Lars; Hager, Helle Borgstrøm; Lindberg, Morten; Eklund, Erik A.; Monsen, Anne-Lise Bjørke; Rootwelt-Revheim, Terje; Tangeraas, Trine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background: In Norway, 5-10% of neonates and infants have biomarkers suggesting vitamin B12 deficiency from newborn screening tests and unselected clinical screening, respectively. Aims: The aims were to identify risk ...
    • The prevalence and clinical relevance of hyperhomocysteinemia suggesting vitamin B12 deficiency in presumed healthy infants 

      Ljungblad, Ulf Wike; Paulsen, Henriette; Mørkrid, Lars; Pettersen, Rolf Dagfinn; Hager, Helle Borgstrøm; Lindberg, Morten; Astrup, Henriette; Eklund, Erik A.; Monsen, Anne-Lise Bjørke; Rootwelt-Revheim, Terje; Tangeraas, Trine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background Previous studies have demonstrated a high prevalence of biochemical vitamin B12 deficiency in infants in Norway. Increased total homocysteine (tHcy) is the most important marker of B12 deficiency in infants. ...
    • Vitamin B12 Deficiency (Un-)Detected Using Newborn Screening in Norway 

      Tangeraas, Trine; Ljungblad, Ulf Wike; Lutvica, Elma; Kristensen, Erle; Rowe, Alexander D.; Monsen, Anne-Lise Bjørke; Rootwelt-Revheim, Terje; Sæves, Ingjerd; Pettersen, Rolf Dagfinn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Untreated vitamin B12 (B12) deficiency may cause delayed development in infants. Several newborn screening (NBS) programs have reported an increased detection rate of B12 deficiency when second-tier dried blood spot (DBS) ...