• Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2018

    Serum vitamin D deficiency in subjects with severe acquired brain injury and relationship with functional severity.

    • D Intiso, A Fontana, M Copetti, and F Di Rienzo.
    • a Unit of Neuro-rehabilitation, and Rehabilitation Medicine , IRCCS "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza" , San Giovanni Rotondo , Foggia , Italy.
    • Brain Inj. 2018 Jan 1; 32 (13-14): 1817-1823.

    BackgroundVitamin D may be important for the development and function of the nervous system. Low serum vitamin D levels have been detected in several neurological diseases.ObjectiveTo ascertain the relationship between 25(OH)D serum level and disability in subjects with severe acquired brain injury (sABI).DesignProspective cross-sectional study Methods: Consecutive subjects with sABI admitted to neuro-rehabilitation were enrolled. A sample of subjects from the neurological ward was considered the control group. Vitamin D serum levels and blood parameters were measured at admission. Disability Rating Scale (DRS), Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS), and Level of Cognitive Functioning (LCF) were used in assessing disability.ResultsA total of 104 subjects (34 F, 70 M; mean age 53.9 ± 15.2 years) were enrolled: 54 (19 F, 35 M) with sABI and 50 (15 F, 35 M) subjects as control group. Deficient mean serum levels of vitamin D (19.2 ± 9.4 ng/mL) were detected in the subjects with sABI and a significant inverse correlation between vitamin D serum levels and DRS score was detected (p = 0.04).ConclusionSubjects with sABI showed vitamin D deficiency that might correlate to disability severity. The reason is unclear and might represent a secondary phenomenon resulting from the inflammatory process.

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