Vitamin E deficiency is a rare condition that often leads to complication in the neurological system, when you have this problem, neuromuscular problems offer come to the front, such as spinocerebellar ataxia, other times a lack of good E levels, will result in anemia.

Luckily, this condition is not common among humans, one of the reasons for this fact is that unlike other vitamin problems, it is not stemmed out of a bad diet. Let’s learn about the possible causes:

First, we have the group of people who have problems with the absorption of dietary fat. In infants, this condition has been observed when they have a very low birth weight, and in adults it has been observed in people with fat metabolism disorders.

When an individual cannot properly absorb the necessary quantities of vitamin E, doctors will immediately treat this with supplementation. This fat is essential for this task.

Other group of people at risk, are those who are suffering from cystic fibrosis, problems such as Crohn’s disease, pancreatic insufficiency and liver disease, as they may not absorb the dietary fat. Also included are patients who have had parts of their stomach removed.

In the case of children born with a low weight, it will be needed the help of a pediatrician called a neonatologist, who will evaluate for possible problems with the absorption of vitamin E, especially in premature children.

The condition that prevents greatly the absorption of dietary fat and vitamin E, is called abetalipoproteinemia, when this takes place, there will be some symptoms arising that are important to watch out, such as muscle weakness, poor transmission of nerve impulses and retina degeneration (this can lead to blindness).

For a patient suffering from this rare condition, supplementation is a must if she/he doesn’t want to deal with the complications in later stages of the deficiency. Ataxia is another condition that can lead to vitamin E problems and for its treatment high doses of the vitamin will be essential.