[Vitamin D and neurological diseases].
We provide an overview of the association between vitamin D and some neurological diseases where the correlation has repeatedly been described. The majority of literature refers to cerebrovascular diseases, followed by multiple sclerosis and cognitive disorders. Vitamin D hypovitaminosis might be associated with the diseases directly or it might contribute to the disease risk factors (typically in cerebrovascular events). Vitamin D hypovitaminosis may also play a role in patients with residual functional involvement due to a neurological disorder (movement disorders, lack of self-sufficiency) and worsen functional status owing to muscle weakness, instability and falls.
Neurologická klinika Lékarské fakulty UK a FN Plzen. polivka@fnplzen.cz
Jirí
J
Polívka
Jirí
J
Polívka
M
M
Peterka
V
V
Rohan
P
P
Sevčík
O
O
Topolčan
D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000502:physiology*; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000150:complications
D014807:Vitamin D