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Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Language Development in Children with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder

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Last updated: 04 May 2025

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Phoniatric Sciences and medicine as a subpecialty of ENT

Abstract

Background: Vitamin D is important for the brain development, especially during the prenatal and early neonatal period. We aimed to study the vitamin D supplementation effect on behavior and language development, as an adjuvant therapy to the usual protocol of treatment, in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) children.Patients and Methods: This case- control prospective interventional study was carried out on 30 children aged from 3 to 7 years old, both sexes diagnosed with and delayed language development. Patients were divided into two equal groups: Group 1: Case group, and group 2: Control group. All patients were undergone general examination, vocal tract examination, history taking, ear and nose examination, auditory perceptual assessment of voice and speech, the conners parent rating scale, the modified preschool language scale -4 (PLS4) and the Egyptian Arabic Pragmatic Language Test (EAPLT).Results: There was significant improvement in cases before compared to cases after, and control before and control after regarding inattention, hyperactivity, and psychosomatic problems. At the study end, a significant decrease was found in cases after contrasted to control after regarding inattention, and psychosomatic problems. Concerning the scores of the language assessment, there was significant increase in cases after compared to cases before, and control after and control before regarding all scores of the PLS4, and EAPLT (P < 0.05).Conclusion: Vitamin D supplementation could be combined with behavioural modification therapy and language therapy for much more alleviation of ADHD symptoms and enhancing language development in ADHD children with language delay.

DOI

10.21608/ejentas.2025.331920.1791

Keywords

attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, Language development, Supplementation, Vitamin D

Authors

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Doaa

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El Shanshory

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Saeed

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Phoniatrics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

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do3aasa3eed22@gmail.com

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Mohamed

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Darwish

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Phoniatrics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

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mohameddarwish31972@gmail.com

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First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Hassan

MiddleName

Mohamed

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Pediatrics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

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dr.arafaped@yahoo.com

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First Name

Shaima

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Serag Eldin

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Lecturer of Audiology, Phoniatric unit, ENT department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt.

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smserageldin@yahoo.com

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26

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26

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53002

Issue Date

2025-01-01

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2024-10-28

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2025-01-01

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1

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7

Print ISSN

2090-0740

Online ISSN

2090-3405

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467

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Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences

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https://ejentas.journals.ekb.eg/

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Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Language Development in Children with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder

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04 May 2025