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Vitamin D supplementation for bone health in adults with epilepsy: A systematic review.

Haya FernandezHeba Tallah MohammedTejal Patel
Published in: Epilepsia (2018)
Vitamin D does appear to have some benefit to bone health in adults with epilepsy, and therefore supplementation could potentially be a requisite to using some AEDs. To clarify the role of vitamin D supplementation to manage the adverse effect of AEDs on bone health in adults with epilepsy, long-term trials that use higher doses (>1800 IU) and measure bone mineral density are necessary.
Keyphrases
  • bone mineral density
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  • health promotion
  • soft tissue
  • emergency department
  • bone loss
  • bone regeneration
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