Open AccessDerangements in bone mineral parameters and bone mineral density in south Indian subjects on antiepileptic medications
Author(s) -
George Koshy,
Ron T. Varghese,
Dukhabandhu Naik,
Hesarghatta Shyamasunder Asha,
Thomas Nicolaï,
M. S. Seshadri,
M Alexander,
Maya Thomas,
Sanjith Aaron,
Thomas Paul
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.138489
Subject(s) - medicine , bone mineral , vitamin d and neurology , femoral neck , body mass index , vitamin d deficiency , confounding , endocrinology , physiology , osteoporosis
Although there are reports describing the association of alternations of bone and mineral metabolism in epileptic patients with long-term anticonvulsant therapy, there are only limited Indian studies which have looked at this aspect.