Warning Signs Linked To A Vitamin E Deficiency

Coordination Issues

Coordination issues can be described as an individual's inability to coordinate different voluntary movements of the body. The loss of coordination in affected individuals can manifest as difficulty with walking and an abnormal unsteady gait. An affected individual may appear to stagger or lurch when they are walking. Trembling may be apparent in an affected individual when they are standing. An affected individual may have an increased tendency to drop objects they are holding and experience difficulty with simple tasks that involve the use of their hands. Vitamin E deficiency has the most prominent effect on an individual's cerebellum and certain nerves called Purkinje neurons. Without the protective effects of vitamin E in these neurons and the cerebellum, there is an increase in the amount of oxidative stress and nerve damage. This type of vitamin deficiency also disables the dendritic branching of the Purkinje neurons in affected individuals, which results in difficulty with motor coordination.

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