Bone mineral density and fractures in institutionalised children with epilepsy and intellectual disability.
J J L BerkvensS MerglerK BeerhorstP VerschuureI Y TanMarian H J M MajoieJoop P W van den BerghPublished in: Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR (2021)
This study demonstrated that 67% of institutionalised children with epilepsy and ID had low BMD and 42% had a history of at least one fracture, despite supplementation of calcium and vitamin D in accordance with the Dutch guidelines.