Vitamin D profile of patients with spinal cord injury and post-stroke hemiplegia: All in the same boat

BENLIDAYI I. C., BAŞARAN S., SEYDAOĞLU G., GÜZEL R.

JOURNAL OF BACK AND MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION, vol.29, no.2, pp.205-210, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.3233/bmr-150615
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF BACK AND MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.205-210
  • Keywords: Hemiplegia, neurological disorders, spinal cord injury, vitamin D, vitamin D insufficiency, 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D, STROKE PATIENTS, D DEFICIENCY, BONE LOSS, OSTEOPOROSIS, FRACTURES, METAANALYSIS, IMPAIRMENT, MECHANISMS, DENSITY
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) and hemiplegia are at risk of fractures partly due to decreased bone mineral density with relation to the low levels of vitamin D.