Vitamin D Levels in Children and Adolescents with Antiepileptic Drug Treatment
Yonsei Medical Journal
;
: 417-421, 2014.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-19546
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study was to evaluate the relationship of 25(OH)D3 levels with anticonvulsant use and other possible factors in epileptic children and adolescents. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
We studied 143 patients with epilepsy (90 boys, 53 girls; 11.21+/-4.49 years), who had been treated with anticonvulsants for more than 1 year. Patients who had taken multiple vitamins before the blood test and those who have the limitation of physical activity (wheelchair-bound) were excluded from the study. We evaluated the difference in vitamin D status according to the type and number of anticonvulsants taken and other factors such as gender, age, intelligence and seizure variables.RESULTS:
For patients with mental retardation or developmental delay, 25(OH)D3 levels were lower than the levels in patients with normal intelligence quotient levels (p=0.03). 25(OH)D3 levels were lower in patients who had taken anticonvulsants for more than 2 years as compared to those who had taken them for less than 2 years (p=0.03). Those taking oxcarbazepine had significantly lower vitamin D levels than patients taking valproic acid (p=0.01). However, no effects of number of anticonvulsants taken were detectable. More than two-thirds of the patients were diagnosed with osteopenia or osteoporosis in patients showing either vitamin D insufficiency or deficiency.CONCLUSION:
The possibility of vitamin D deficiency can be considered in pediatric patients taking anticonvulsants if they have mental retardation or developmental delay or if they have been taking anticonvulsants for more than 2 years or taking hepatic enzyme inducing drugs.
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Assunto principal:
Osteoporose
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Convulsões
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Vitamina D
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Deficiência de Vitamina D
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Vitaminas
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Doenças Ósseas Metabólicas
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Deficiências do Desenvolvimento
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Ácido Valproico
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Epilepsia
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Testes Hematológicos
Limite:
Adolescente
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Criança
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Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Yonsei Medical Journal
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
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