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Volume 16, Issue 2
  • ISSN: 1567-2026
  • E-ISSN: 1875-5739

Abstract

Introduction: Increasing evidence supports the relationship between vitamin D and stroke. Vitamin D has now been proposed as a prognostic biomarker also for functional outcome in stroke patients. Methods: A revision of the data suggests that low vitamin D is associated more with ischemic than with haemorrhagic stroke, even if the role of optimal vitamin D levels for vascular wall is still unclear. Vitamin D deficiency induces with different mechanisms an alteration of vascular wall. Results: However, to date, the research supporting the effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation in stroke and in post-stroke recovery is still inadequate and conclusive evidences have not been published. Conclusion: In this review, we provide a better understanding of the role of vitamin D in stroke.

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2019-04-01
2025-06-12
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