A Systematic Review of Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trials Examining the Clinical Efficacy of Vitamin D in Multiple Sclerosis
Author(s) -
Beatriz Pozuelo Moyano,
Julián BenitoLeón,
Alex J. Mitchell,
Jesús HernándezGallego
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
neuroepidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.217
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1423-0208
pISSN - 0251-5350
DOI - 10.1159/000345122
Subject(s) - medicine , jadad scale , placebo , adverse effect , vitamin d and neurology , clinical trial , randomized controlled trial , vitamin , gastroenterology , multiple sclerosis , pathology , immunology , alternative medicine , cochrane library
An association between multiple sclerosis (MS) prevalence as well as MS mortality and vitamin D nutrition has led to the hypothesis that high levels of vitamin D could be beneficial for MS. The purpose of this systematic review is to establish whether there is evidence for or against vitamin D in the treatment of MS.
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