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Research Articles Supplement 1 · 2014 · pp. 134–138 · Issue page

THE RISK OF VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY AND EPILEPSY

MA
Magdalena SANDU1
DA
Daniel Mihai TELEANU2
RA
Raluca Ioana TELEANU3
1 PhD Carol Davila University of Medicine, Bucharest
2 PhD Carol Davila University of Medicine, Bucharest, University Emergency Hospital Bucharest
3 Assoc. Prof. Carol Davila University of Medicine, Bucharest
Corresponding author: [email protected]
Accepted 27 March 2026
Available Online 14 July 2014
Abstract
WE HAVE NOTICED LATELY AN INCREASED FOCUS ON VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY IN RECENT YEARS. CHILDREN WITH LOW VITAMIN D LEVELS ARE AT RISK OF ABNORMAL BONE MINERALIZATION AND ARE LINKED TO POOR BONE HEALTH IN EPILEPSY PATIENTS, TREATED WITH ANTICONVULSANT MEDICATION FOR MANY YEARS. HOWEVER, VITAMIN D IS NOT THE ONLY FACTOR DETERMINING OF BONE HEALTH IN CHILDREN WITH EPILEPSY. ANTICONVULSANT MEDICATION, IN ADDITION TO COMORBIDITIES OF EPILEPSY AND COEXISTING NEUROLOGIC D ISEASES, ARE IMPORTANT FACTORS IN THIS COMPLEX TOPIC. WE ARE REVIEWING THE TYPES OF POPULATIONS AT RISK AND WE ARE ALSO DISCUSSING THE EXPERT OPINIONS REGARDING VITAMIN D ALGORITHMS FOR SCREENING AND TREATING VITAMIN D INSUFFICIENCY IN THESE PATIENTS.
Keywords
VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUGS EPILEPSY CHILD
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