Assessment of Serum Vitamin D level in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients

• Published in: NeuroQuantology Vol. 20; no. 18; p. 1489
• Main Authors: Ahmed Fathy Desoky El-sayedElseddawy, Sawsan Abdel Aziz Yousef, Walid Reda Ashour, Sabah Elsayed Fathy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bornova Izmir NeuroQuantology 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Calciferol; Computed tomography; Ischemia; Stroke; Vitamin D
• ISSN: 1303-5150
• DOI: 10.48047/NQ.2022.20.18.NQ88155

Background: Stroke remains the second leading cause of death worldwide which cause severe disability. Serum vitamin D has been reported to be associated with stroke.Aim: To study the role of vitamin D in acute ischemic stroke patients.Patients and methods: The present prospective cohort study was conducted on 58 patients presented with acute ischemic stroke within 48 hours which is diagnosed clinically and confirmed by cerebral imaging, computed tomography (CT). All patients were subjected to clinical assessment using Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) to assess stroke severity. Also, they were subjected to assessment of vitamin D and CT scan.Results: The Mean ± SD. Of vit d was 14.01 ± 8.94, 65.5% of studied patients had deficiency in Vit D, while 22.4% of studied patients had insufficient in Vit D. There is significant relation between S. Vitamin D and each of GCS and NIHSS at admission and after 30 days. Conclusion: This study suggests that serum 25(OH)D level is decreased in patients with acute ischemic stroke with significant relation with stroke severity.