Serum retinol and beta-carotene levels in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.
Reduced serum levels of vitamin A affect morbidity and mortality in measles. The authors' newly diagnosed subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (n = 21) and age-matched control groups (n = 20) had mean serum beta-carotene levels of 1.12 +/- 0.56 and 1.50 +/- 0.52 microg/mL, respectively. Serum retinol <20 microg/dL was observed in 6 of 21 subacute sclerosing panencephalitis and 0 of 20 control cases (P < .05). Vitamin A deficiency can accompany subacute sclerosing panencephalitis: its contribution to the pathogenesis or course of the disease warrants further investigations.
Gungor
Serdal
S
Department of Pediatric Neurology, Inönü University Faculty of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey.
Olmez
Akgun
A
Pinar Arikan Firat
Haliloğlu
Goknur
G
Anlar
Banu
B
D000293:Adolescent; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013344:Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis / Q000097:blood*; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000097:blood*; D019207:beta Carotene / Q000097:blood*
D019207:beta Carotene; D014801:Vitamin A