EXPLORING THE LINK BETWEEN VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY AND EPILEPSY: UNRAVELING THE CONNECTION – A COMPARATIVE STUDY
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Keywords
Vitamin D, Epilepsy
Abstract
Objective:
- To determine the serum levels of 25-OH vitamin D in patients of epilepsy.
- To determine magnitude of vitamin D deficiency in the study groups and to compare the study groups with control group and among themselves.
Materials and Methods: The study was done on 136 patients, fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria who were admitted to Govt Doon Medical College Hospital, Dehradun between September 2022 to October 2023 and serum levels of 25-OH vitamin D were measured of patients with epilepsy.
Results: statistically significant (p<0.05) values were obtained and the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among patients with Epilepsy was 62.8% (n=27). The prevalence of insufficiency was 20.9% (n=9).
Conclusion : The association of vitamin D deficiency and Epilepsy was found to be significant and vitamin D deficiency was found to be a strong risk factor for Epilepsy.
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Dr Kumar Jee Kaul
Govt Doon Medical College and Hospital, Dehradun
Dr Anuj Bagga
Govt Doon Medical College and Hospital, Dehradun