Beriberi is a disease within the nervous system due to one not getting enough B1, or thiamine, within their diet. Beriberi can be inherited by some, and can sometimes happen in children who are breast fed if the mother's body does not have enough thiamine in it. You can find more information here: wrongdiagnosis.com/b/beriberi/symptoms.htm.
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