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Role of Vitamin D in Childhood Epilepsy

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Last updated: 27 Dec 2024

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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Pediatrics and neonatology.

Abstract

Background:Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin and also considered a steroid hormone, that plays an important role in the proper functioning of many organs of the body.Adequate vitamin D status plays a very important  role in terms of  appropriate  brain development and function .Regarding vitamin D,it's participation  in the central nervous system's function is corroborated by the presence of the enzyme 25(OH)D3-1alpha-hydroxylase, which form of the active form of vitaminD, and the presence of receptors of vitamin D (VDR) in the brain tissue , mostly in the hypothalamus and substantia nigra. The aim of this review: is to evaluate the roleof vitamin D in childhood epilepsy and to study  the vitamin D –antiepleptic drugs interactions among epileptic children.
Conclusion: vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency are highly prevalent among children with epilepsy.A lot of antiepileptic drugs lower vitamin D level and lead to more seizures specially enzyme inducers' drugs.

DOI

10.21608/svuijm.2021.65108.1103

Keywords

Vitamin D, Epilepsy, Antiepileptic drugs

Authors

First Name

Ahmed El-Abd

Last Name

Ahmed

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Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.

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yasen112010@gmail.com

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First Name

Mohammed H.

Last Name

Hassan

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Affiliation

Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt

Email

mohammedhosnyhassaan@yahoo.com

City

Qena

Orcid

0000-0003-2698-9438

First Name

Asmaa G.

Last Name

Mostafa

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Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.

Email

gasmaa786@yahoo.com

City

Qena

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First Name

Ali Helmi

Last Name

Bakry

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Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.

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dr.ali.helmi@gmail.com

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Volume

5

Article Issue

2

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31287

Issue Date

2022-07-01

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2021-02-25

Publish Date

2022-07-01

Page Start

410

Page End

419

Print ISSN

2735-427X

Online ISSN

2636-3402

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https://svuijm.journals.ekb.eg/article_154646.html

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Reviews Articles.

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1,521

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Publication Title

SVU-International Journal of Medical Sciences

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https://svuijm.journals.ekb.eg/

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Role of Vitamin D in Childhood Epilepsy

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Article

Created At

23 Jan 2023