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The Role of Vitamin D in Disease Progression in Early Parkinson’s Disease
Author(s) -
Isobel Sleeman,
Terry Aspray,
Rachael A. Lawson,
Shirley Coleman,
Gordon W. Duncan,
Tien K. Khoo,
Inez Schoenmakers,
Lynn Rochester,
David J. Burn,
Alison J. Yarnall
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of parkinson s disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.747
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1877-718X
pISSN - 1877-7171
DOI - 10.3233/jpd-171122
Subject(s) - medicine , vitamin d and neurology , gastroenterology , parkinson's disease , prospective cohort study , disease , vitamin d deficiency , observational study
Previous cross-sectional studies have shown that Parkinson's disease (PD) patients have lower serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations than controls. Vitamin D deficiency was associated with increased disease severity and cognitive impairment in prevalent PD patients.

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