Vitamin D Deficiency in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Patients with Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections: A Case Control Study

• Published in: Noro-Psikiyatri Arsivi Vol. 53; no. 1; pp. 33 - 37
• Main Authors: Çelik, Gonca, Taş, Didem, Tahiroğlu, Ayşegül, Avci, Ayşe, Yüksel, Bilgin, Çam, Perihan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Turkey AVES 01.03.2016; Turkish Neuropsychiatric Society
• Subjects: Autism; Comorbidity; Health aspects; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Physiological aspects; Risk factors; Vitamin D; Vitamin D deficiency; obsessive–compulsive disorder; vitamin D; Group A beta hemolytic streptococcal Infection

Previous studies have indicated that vitamin D deficiency is common in psychiatric patients, particularly in those with neuropsychiatric disorders such as autism and schizophrenia. Vitamin D is an important neurosteroid hormone and immunomodulatory agent that also has bone metabolic effects. There h...