Department of Neurology, Duta Wacana Christian University, Wahidin, Indonesia
Research Article
The Improvement of Ankle Reflex, Knee Reflex, Muscle Strength, and Sensory Perception after Fixed Dose Combination of Vitamin B1, B6, and B12 in Subjects with Peripheral Neuropathy (Secondary Analysis of the NENOIN Study)
Author(s): Manfaluthy Hakim, Roger D Gibb, Poonam Nitin Sule, Yan Lid and Rizaldy Taslim Pinzon*
Background: Most peripheral neuropathy (PN) treatments relieve pain but do not restore neuronal health and
function. A fixed dose combination (FDC) of vitamin B1, B6 and B12 was previously reported to improve
subjective symptom perception in patients with mild to moderate PN.
Methods: The Neurobion Non-interventional (NENOIN) study was a prospective, open-label, multi-center, single-arm
observational study. 411 subjects with mild to moderate PN of various etiologies were prescribed once-daily dose of
100mg of vitamin B1, 100mg of B6 and 5mg of B12 (Neurobion® Forte tablets) for 90 days and evaluated with
neurological examination comprising 51 assessments at baseline, Days 14, 30, 60, and 90.
Results: Statistically significant (p<0.001) reflex improvements were observed in 67.6%, 54.3%, .. View more»