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1 Former Resident, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Senior Consultant in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, General hospital, Thiruvananthapuram 2 Professor and HOD, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Government Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala, 686008 *Corresponding Author Dr S. Abdul Gafoor Professor and HOD, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Government Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala, 686008, India Email: drsagafoor@gmail.com Abstract Background: Low vitamin D level is associated with autoimmune disease, such as SLE, Multiple Sclerosis, Diabetes Mellitus, and Malignancies, skin, neurological and cognitive disorders. Low vitamin D level is associated with increased incidence of infections, such as tuberculosis. Adequate vitamin level is important in preventing falls and fractures. Cerebral palsy is the most common childhood disability and is considered as a static encephalopathy due to injury, ischemia or infection of immature brain during the prenatal, natal and post natal period up to the age of 2 years, resulting in abnormal tone, postures, involving movement resulting in unsteadiness of the gait. Objectives: To study the Vitamin D deficiency in cerebral palsy children below 18 years. Study DesignsHospital based cross section study Study Settingout patient department and cerebral palsy clinic in the department of physical medicine and rehabilitation, government medical college, thiruvananthapuram Study Subjectscerebral palsy children below 18 year attending the OPD and cerebral palsy clinic in the Department of Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Government medical college, Thiruvananthapuram: Results: In our present study Vitamin D Deficiency was found in 33 out of 60 cases. The prevalence was found to be 55% which is high. Insufficiency was noted in 35% cases. Deficiency along with insufficiency constituted to 90%.

Vitamin D level in cerebral palsy patients below 18 years