Prevalence and Related Risk Factors of Vitamin D Deficiency in Saudi Children with Epilepsy.

Reem Al KhalifahMuddathir H HamadAbrar HudairiLujain K Al-SulimaniDoua Al HomyaniDimah Al SaqabiFahad A Bashiri

Published in: Children (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)

The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency was high among children with epilepsy. Obese children with epilepsy and those on enzyme-inducer ASMs were at increased risk for vitamin D deficiency. Further studies are needed to establish strategies to prevent vitamin D deficiency.

Keyphrases

risk factors
young adults
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
type diabetes
weight loss
obese patients
drug induced