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ArticleEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2016

Vitamin D in epilepsy: vitamin D levels in epilepsy patients, patients on antiepileptic drug polytherapy and drug-resistant epilepsy sufferers.

S Nagarjunakonda, S Amalakanti, V Uppala, L Rajanala, S Athina

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Article in European journal of clinical nutrition, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

S NagarjunakondaDepartment of Neurology, Guntur Medical College, Government General Hospital, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
S AmalakantiDepartment of Neurology, Guntur Medical College, Government General Hospital, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
V UppalaDepartment of Neurology, Guntur Medical College, Government General Hospital, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
L RajanalaDepartment of Neurology, Guntur Medical College, Government General Hospital, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
S AthinaDepartment of Neurology, Guntur Medical College, Government General Hospital, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Government General Hospital · INGuntur Medical College · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of this study was to assess vitamin D levels in epileptic patients and to compare its serum levels in patients on antiepileptic monotherapy and polytherapy. We analyzed the serum 25-hydroxy (25-OH) vitamin D levels in 98 consecutive subjects (43 epileptic patients and 55 non-epileptics). Factors influencing its serum levels such as degree of sun exposure, physical activity and dietary intake were taken into consideration. Overall, 41% had deficient, 49% had insufficient and 9% had sufficient levels of serum vitamin D. Elderly individuals (>60 years) and people employed in offices and schools had lower blood vitamin D levels. Across both the sexes, epileptic patients and non-epileptics, epileptic patients on monotherapy and polytherapy and patients with drug-responsive and -resistant seizures, there were no significant differences in serum 25-OH vitamin D levels. Our study shows that people with epilepsy suffer with vitamin D deficiency along with their normal peers.

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Drug Therapy, CombinationAdultAnticonvulsantsDrug Resistant EpilepsyEpilepsyFemaleHumansMalePrevalenceReference ValuesSunlightVitamin DVitamin D Deficiency25-hydroxyvitamin DAnticonvulsantsVitamin D

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