Continued reports this week from the European Neurological Society (ENS) by Dr. Daniel M. Keller, PhD held in Prague, Czech Republic said that “Low vitamin D levels in patients with clinically isolated syndromes (CIS) predict a near-term conversion to clinically definite multiple sclerosis (CDMS).
Dr. Keller stated “Various studies show a geographical gradient of MS prevalence, with higher prevalence in regions farther from the equator, and the intensity of sun exposure is less in these regions.”
Dr. Xavier Montalban, MD, PhD, chairman of the Department of Neurology and director of the Multiple Sclerosis Center of Catalonia at Vall d'Hebron University Hospital and professor of neurology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, who was not involved in the study, commented to Medscape Medical News that it is becoming increasingly clear that vitamin D plays a role in the genesis or evolution of MS.
It still remains to be seen whether or not the medical community will recommend vitamin D supplements to the world at large, but it is clear more study is needed.
Dr. Montalban said "The prevalence of MS has doubled in the past 50 years, so apart from vitamin D, which is important, there are other factors that escape our knowledge."
Vitamin D deficiency contributes to progression of CIS to clinically definite MS - Orlando multiple sclerosis | Examiner.com
Dr. Keller stated “Various studies show a geographical gradient of MS prevalence, with higher prevalence in regions farther from the equator, and the intensity of sun exposure is less in these regions.”
Dr. Xavier Montalban, MD, PhD, chairman of the Department of Neurology and director of the Multiple Sclerosis Center of Catalonia at Vall d'Hebron University Hospital and professor of neurology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, who was not involved in the study, commented to Medscape Medical News that it is becoming increasingly clear that vitamin D plays a role in the genesis or evolution of MS.
It still remains to be seen whether or not the medical community will recommend vitamin D supplements to the world at large, but it is clear more study is needed.
Dr. Montalban said "The prevalence of MS has doubled in the past 50 years, so apart from vitamin D, which is important, there are other factors that escape our knowledge."
Vitamin D deficiency contributes to progression of CIS to clinically definite MS - Orlando multiple sclerosis | Examiner.com
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