Abstract:

Objective: The study aimed at comparing the levels of vitamin B12 of patients in the control group with patients who appeal to the Clinic of Internal Diseases for the first time with a complaint. The role of vitamin B12 in patients with headaches has been studied. To study the Army University Medical Faculty of Education and Research Hospital with a 160 group of patients who came with a complaint to the clinic for the first time, with other complaints, 120 control patients who appeal to the clinic were taken. The records of the patients in the clinic recorded the age, gender, vitamin B12, folic acid, ferritin, hemoglobin, leukocytes (WBC) and average erythrosite volume (MCV) values. Patient data of both groups were compared statistically. The patient group’s average vitamin B12 level was 241.15±122.18 pg/mL, the control group’s average vitamin B12 level was 381.08±125.17 pg/mL. The average level of vitamin B12 in the patient group was lower than in the control group, and this difference was statistically significant (P<0.001). At the same time, the average hemoglobin values in the patient group, the average ferritin values and the average MCV values were significant according to the control group (respectively P=0.01, P=0.004, P<0.001). However, there was no significant difference in the average folic acid levels between the groups (P=0.09). The result: among the causes of headache is that the vitamin B12 is low. Patients who apply to the clinic should necessarily take care of the vitamin B12 level, and in case it is missing, adequate replacement will cause the patient's complaints to decrease.

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