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Brazilian Consensus for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis: Brazilian Academy of Neurology and Brazilian Committee on Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (8), 2018
ABSTRACT The expanding therapeutic arsenal in multiple sclerosis (MS) has allowed for more effective and personalized treatment, but the choice and management of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) is becoming increasingly complex. In this context, experts from the Brazilian Committee on Treatment and Res...

Vitamin D levels in actinic keratosis: a preliminary study

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (4), 2018
Abstract: Background: Recent studies that investigated the effect of vitamin D on skin cancer risk have exhibited inconsistent results. Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate vitamin D status in patients with actinic keratosis. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 31 patients wit...

Low serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels are associated with aggressive breast cancer variants and poor prognostic factors in patients with breast carcinoma

ABSTRACT Objective: This study was conducted to assess the serum 25-hydroxy (OH) vitamin D levels in patients with breast cancer compared to healthy controls and to identify its association with aggressive breast cancer phenotypes. Materials and methods: Serum 25-OH vitamin D levels of 78 breast cancer...

Deficiência da Vitamina D e doenças cardiovasculares

A vitamina D é considerada um hormônio esteroide com amplo espectro de atuação no organismo humano. Sua ação ocorre a partir da ligação do seu metabólito ativo (1α, 25-di-hidroxivitamina D) com seu receptor (VDR) que se encontra presente em todo o organismo, inclusive nas células musculares li...

Estudio Descriptivo: Niveles de 25 – Hidroxi Vitamina D en la Población que Acude al Servicio de Endocrinología del Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social, Azogues – Ecuador, 2017

INTRODUCCIÓN: La Vitamina D es considerada una hormona, siendo químicamente liposoluble y se le relaciona con enfermedades inmunológicas, cardiometabólicas y cáncer. El objetivo es evaluar los niveles de 25 hidroxi vitamina D en los pacientes que acudieron al servicio de endocrinología. MÉTODOS: S...

Use of active metabolites of vitamin D orally for the treatment of psoriasis

SUMMARY Objective: The objective of this study was to analyse the existing bibliographic production on clinical trials related to the use of vitamin D for oral treatment of psoriasis. Method: A literature review of clinical trials related to the use of vitamin D for oral treatment of psoriasis, publish...

Associação entre vitamina D, controle glicêmico e complicações microvasculares no diabetes tipo 1
Association between vitamin D, glycemic control and microvascular complications in type 1 diabetes

OBJETIVO: Avaliar a associação entre os níveis de vitamina D, os parâmetros do controle metabólico e a presença de complicações microvasculares em pacientes portadores de diabetes mellitus tipo1 (T1DM). MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal, analítico e observacional, realizado em 2016, em Fortaleza, Cea...

Pseudotumor cerebral asociado a hipovitaminosis A, B6 y D: A propósito de dos casos

Arch. argent. pediatr; 116 (3), 2018
La hipertensión endocraneana idiopàtica se asocia infrecuentemente con la hipovitaminosis A y D. Se presenta el caso de una paciente femenina de 8 años con visión borrosa de 24 horas y papiledema bilateral. Resonancia magnética nuclear normal. Presión de apertura de líquido cefalorraquídeo: 260 m...

Effect of plasma level of vitamin d on postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting

Abstract Objective: Postoperative atrial fibrillation (PoAF) is a common complication after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between development of PoAF and vitamin D levels in patients undergoing isolated CABG. Methods: This prospecti...

Vitamina D y riesgo de preeclampsia: revisión sistemática y metaanálisis

Biomédica (Bogotá); 38 (supl.1), 2018
Resumen Introducción. Cada vez son más los hallazgos sobre la relación entre las concentraciones de vitamina D en el ser humano y diversas condiciones clínicas. Hay una gran cantidad de estudios que informan sobre dicha asociación, especialmente con complicaciones obstétricas, incluidas la preecl...