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ArticleBrain and behavior2017

Association of vitamin D status and clinical and radiological outcomes in a treated MS population in Poland.

Sławomir Wawrzyniak, Emilia Mikołajewska, Ewelina Kuczko-Piekarska, Anna Niezgodzińska-Maciejek, Aleksander Goch

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Article in Brain and behavior, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sławomir WawrzyniakNeurology Clinic Military Clinical Hospital No. 10 with Policlinic in Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz Poland.
Emilia MikołajewskaDepartment of Physiotherapy Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń Toruń Poland; Neurocognitive Laboratory Centre for Modern Interdisciplinary Technologies Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń Toruń Poland.
Ewelina Kuczko-PiekarskaNeurology Clinic Military Clinical Hospital No. 10 with Policlinic in Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz Poland.
Anna Niezgodzińska-MaciejekNeurology Clinic Military Clinical Hospital No. 10 with Policlinic in Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz Poland.
Aleksander GochDepartment of Physiotherapy Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń Toruń Poland; Cardiology and Cardiosurgery Clinic Military Clinical Hospital No. 10 with Policlinic in Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz Poland.
1 Military Clinical Hospital with Outpatient Clinic · PLUniversity of Bydgoszcz · PLCollegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVitamin D influences the immune system significantly. Previous studies have found that vitamin D deficiency in adolescence can play a significant role in increasing the risk of developing autoimmune diseases including multiple sclerosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the vitamin D status in serum and clinical and radiological outcomes in a treated population in Poland.

methodsInclusion criteria met 83 adult patients aged 20-61 years with diagnosis of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, who underwent immunomodulatory treatment which lasted at least 12 months. Levels of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D were determined using radio-immuno assay. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain and cervical part of a spinal cord was performed each time after 12 months of the treatment. Patients were assessed neurologically after 12 months of treatment, the level of disability was also assessed using Extended Disability Status Scale.

resultsThe largest group (63.8%) showed significant vitamin D deficiency (<20 ng/ml), 21.7% showed the suboptimal level of vitamin D (20-30 ng/ml). The normal level of 25(OH)D (>30 ng/ml) was observed in 14.5% of the patients. Statistically significant correlation was observed between the vitamin D status and frequency of relapses.

conclusionsOur findings confirm that deficiency of vitamin D in patients with MS is correlated with clinical and radiological course of the disease.

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AdultFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedMultiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-RemittingPolandSeverity of Illness IndexVitamin D25-hydroxyvitamin DVitamin Dimmunomodulatory treatmentmultiple sclerosisrelapserelapsing‐remittingvitamin D

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