Low Levels Of Vitamin D Linked To Spinal Cord Disease

A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins University conducted a study to determine whether there is an association between low levels of vitamin D and the onset of inflammatory spinal cord diseases like transverse myelitis and neuromyelitis optica.

The study authors examined the health data of 77 patients who experienced just one phase or stage of their spinal cord condition, as well as that of individuals who had recurrent diseases, and compared their vitamin D levels.

After adjusting for the time of year, age, gender and race, researchers found that patients who had recurrent spinal cord inflammation had significantly lower levels of vitamin D when compared to individuals who were in the early stages of a disease.

"This is consistent with other recurrent autoimmune conditions and points to a common link between low vitamin D levels and immunologic dysregulation," wrote study authors in the journal Archives of Neurology.

Next, the researchers hope to conduct a follow-up trial to determine whether vitamin D supplementation can reduce severity or the number of relapses in patients with inflammatory spinal cord disease.
 

Easy Health Options Staff

By Easy Health Options Staff

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