Neurological manifestations of Vitamin D defi ciency among medical students

Ahmed Hassan Mitwalli*, Durdana Hammad, Rehab B Albakr, Abduallatef Alrashoudi, Abeer Aljomaiah, Sanaa Tulbah, Rawabi Albogomi, Mohammed Mitwalli and Hussam Mitwalli

Background and Objective: Vitamin D status and neurological manifestation of Vitamin D defi ciency in medical students is seldom investigated. Design and settings: Cross sectional Survey conducted at King Khalid University Hospital Riyadh Saudi Arabia.

Methods: 650 medical students fi lled questionnaire. Serum 25- hydroxyl vitamin D 25(OH) D levels were measured for Vitamin D status, PTH and Calcium were also estimated. Vitamin D defi ciency is defi ned as 25(OH) D < 20 ng/ml (50 nmol/liter), insuffi ciency ;21–29 ng/ml (52. 5– 72. 5 nmol/liter). 25(OH) D levels was assayed in serum by electro-chemi-luminescence immunoassay) ECLIA (by Cobas machine.

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Published on: Jul 19, 2019 Pages: 33-37

Full Text PDF Full Text HTML DOI: 10.17352/jnnsd.000031
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