THE RISK OF VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY AND EPILEPSY

摘要

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 DISEASES, 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.