Pernicious Anaemia: the Forgotten Disease : The Causes and Consequences of Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Author: Martyn Hooper

Popular medicine & health

Published on 11 June 2012 by Hammersmith Health Books in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 208 pages, 20 black and white photographs
149 x 216 x 11mm | 226g

This book could save you years of ill health! Vitamin B12 deficiency, often caused by pernicious anaemia, can be a devastating condition if left untreated, leading to irreversible nerve damage and disability after years of exhaustion and mental 'fog'. Its symptoms creep up on sufferers and are under-recognized by doctors; tests to confirm it and underlying pernicious anaemia, are problematic. Martyn Hooper, the founder of the Pernicious Anaemia Society, now brings together vital information about the condition and real-life stories - including his own and those of many members of the Society - that will help sufferers and their friends and families recognize the condition and understand how best to tackle it. In particular, the book draws on the findings of a survey of Society members that give new clarity to the complex issues involved.