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Vitamin D Status in Patients at the Department of Internal, Autoimmune, and Metabolic Diseases—A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

Biomedicines
Background: Vitamin D plays a crucial role in numerous physiological systems, including the muscular, immune, and endocrine systems, as well as calcium and bone homeostasis.
Zuzanna Pawlus, Patryk Mosiołek, Karolina Bierć, Aleksandra Pilśniak, Agata Janoska-Gawrońska, Michał Holecki   +5 more
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Psychiatric Manifestation of Vitamin B-12 Deficiency: An Update [PDF]

, 2011
Psychiatric manifestations of vitamin B-12 deficiency are reviewed from 1986 to the present. Specific clinical entities reviewed include depression, organic psychosis, obsessive-compulsive disorder, childhood manifestations and dementia.
Edwards, M.D., C. Stephen, Metzler, M.S., M.D., David, Miller, M.D., William H.   +2 more
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The relationships between vitamin K and cognition: a review of current evidence [PDF]

, 2019
Vitamin K is a fat-soluble nutrient discovered in 1935 and its role in blood coagulation has been thoroughly explored. In recent years, studies conducted in vitro and on animals highlighted vitamin K involvement in brain cells development and survival ...
Alisi, Ludovico, Cafolla, Arturo, Cao, Roberta, Caramia, Francesca, Cartocci, Gaia, De Angelis, Cristina, Fiorelli, Marco, Librando, Aloisa   +7 more
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Spinal Cord Infarction Versus Idiopathic Transverse Myelitis: Clinical, Radiological, and Functional Insights From a Retrospective Cohort Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Spinal cord infarction (SCI) is a rare but devastating myelopathy, characterized by a high disability rate and an unfavorable prognosis. It has often been underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed as idiopathic transverse myelitis (ITM). This study aimed to describe the clinical features, radiological biomarkers, treatments, and functional ...
Zeqiang Ji, Jianlong Zhang, Yiming Shi, Shiyu Shan, Yang Du, Guangshuo Li, Ying Jin, Yani Zhang, Chuanying Wang, Yijun Lin, Yuhao Guo, Decai Tian, Xingquan Zhao, Tian Song   +13 more
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Vitamin D supplementation in systemic lupus erythematosus patients with vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency : the effect on disease activity, fatigue and interferon signature gene expression [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) [1]. Evidence from multiple studies has shown that vitamin D deficiency in SLE is associated with a higher disease activity [2].
Borg, Andrew, Camilleri, Liberato, Magro, Rosalie, Saliba, Christian, Scerri, Christian   +4 more
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CX3CL1 in Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease: Plasma Dynamics Across Age and Disease Stages

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Backgrounds Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by amyloid‐beta plaques, tau tangles, and neuroinflammation. C‐X3‐C motif chemokine ligand 1 (CX3CL1, also known as fractalkine), a neuroimmune chemokine implicated in AD pathogenesis, shows inconsistent alterations in plasma/serum across studies.
Ling Wang, Yujie Liu, Fei Li, Xuelin Li, Lanlan Li, Jie Zhang, Yali Xu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Vitamin D in Rare Diseases—A Clinical Review

Biomedicines
Background/Objectives: Patients suffering from rare diseases are particularly vulnerable to vitamin D deficiency. The role of vitamin D status in rare disease management remains insufficiently investigated and employed in routine clinical practice ...
Czesław Ducki, Marta Wojtkiewicz, Marcin Bartoszewicz, Piotr Fiedor   +3 more
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Plasma Vitamin B-12 Levels and Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease: A Case-Control Study

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2022
Introduction: Vitamin B-12 deficiency is a frequent condition in the elderly population. High homocysteine levels, which can contribute to arterial damage and blood clots in blood vessels, usually indicate a deficiency in vitamin B-12.
Lochana Shrestha MD, Bikal Shrestha MD, Keyoor Gautam MD, Sagar Khadka MBBS, Namrata Mahara Rawal MD   +4 more
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Zinc containing dental fixative causing copper deficiency myelopathy [PDF]

, 2017
A 62-year-old male, previously well, was referred to neurology clinic following 6 months history of worsening lower limbs instability, paraesthesia, pain and weakness rendering him housebound.
Abdul-Rahim, Azmil H., Carroll, Liam Stuart, Murray, Rosanne   +2 more
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A Prospective Study of Individuals at Risk of Multiple Sclerosis Informs the Design of Primary Prevention Studies

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective In multiple sclerosis, the optimal time for deploying a therapeutic intervention is before the central nervous system is damaged; given the success of trials treating the earliest stage of MS, the radiologically isolated syndrome, developing primary prevention strategies is an important next challenge.
Amy W. Laitinen, Ceren Tozlu, Tina Roostaei, Fatoumata Diallo, Kaho Onomichi, Jiyeon Son, Zongqi Xia, Philip L. De Jager   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source