scholarly journals Vitamin D deficiency in individuals with a spinal cord injury: a literature review

Spinal Cord ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 55 (5) ◽  
pp. 428-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
J L Flueck ◽  
C Perret
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Vitamin D ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Vitamin D Deficiency ◽  
Cord Injury

scholarly journals Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in a Young Adult With Acute Spinal Cord Injury

Cureus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shah Waliullah ◽  
Deepak Kumar ◽  
Dharmendra Kumar ◽  
Prakash G Tewari ◽  
Vineet Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Vitamin D ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Vitamin D Deficiency ◽  
Acute Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Cord Injury

scholarly journals Vitamin D levels in persons with traumatic spinal cord injury: a multicentre observational study

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 1164
Author(s):  
Sucheta Saha ◽  
Sandeep K. Gupt ◽  
Nonica Laisram ◽  
Ummatul Siddique ◽  
Simin Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Vitamin D ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Vitamin D Deficiency ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Vitamin D Levels ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
25 Oh Vitamin D

Background: According to the published literature, Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent in spinal cord injury (SCI). Many studies were done earlier to find out different factors which predispose the SCI population to the risk of vitamin deficiency, but correlation with any such factor is still uncertain. Studies from India are scarce. The present study was conducted in view of this lacuna in existing knowledge in India and in the developing countries, to observe the levels of Vitamin D in traumatic SCI patients admitted for rehabilitation.Methods: In this prospective, observational, multicentre study, all patients admitted consecutively in the three study centres, satisfying the selection criteria were included. The level of 25-OH Vitamin D was assessed by Chemiluminescence procedure. Vitamin D level <20 ng/ml was taken as deficient, 20-29ng/ml as insufficient, ≥30 ng/ml was the optimum and ≥150 ng/ml was taken as toxic level.Results: Among 56 patients of traumatic spinal cord injury who were included in the study, having mean age of 32.32±11.82 years, only 14 (25%) were having optimum Vitamin D level. 25 (45%) subjects were deficient in Vitamin D, whereas 16 (28%) were having insufficient levels. One subject was found to have toxic level of Vitamin D (156 ng/ml). No differences of Vitamin D levels were observed between demographic and clinical groups.Conclusions: Although a high rate of Vitamin D deficiency was encountered in SCI individuals, the role of different factors causing Vitamin D deficiency remains unproven. Also the amount of Vitamin D required to forestall insufficiency is still unknown, indicating a necessity for more studies with well-defined outcome measures.  

Vitamin D deficiency in veterans with chronic spinal cord injury

Metabolism ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 44 (12) ◽  
pp. 1612-1616 ◽  
Author(s):  
William A. Bauman ◽  
You-Gong Zhong ◽  
Ernest Schwartz
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Vitamin D ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Vitamin D Deficiency ◽  
Chronic Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Cord Injury

“Proximalization is Advancement”—Zone 3 Frozen Elephant Trunk vs Zone 2 Frozen Elephant Trunk: A Literature Review

2021 ◽  
pp. 153857442110024
Author(s):  
Rozina Yasmin Choudhury ◽  
Kamran Basharat ◽  
Syeda Anum Zahra ◽  
Tien Tran ◽  
Lara Rimmer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Frozen Elephant Trunk ◽  
Elephant Trunk ◽  
Descending Aorta ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Aortic Pathologies

Over the decades, the Frozen Elephant Trunk (FET) technique has gained immense popularity allowing simplified treatment of complex aortic pathologies. FET is frequently used to treat aortic conditions involving the distal aortic arch and the proximal descending aorta in a single stage. Surgical preference has recently changed from FET procedures being performed at Zone 3 to Zone 2. There are several advantages of Zone 2 FET over Zone 3 FET including reduction in spinal cord injury, visceral ischemia, neurological and cardiovascular sequelae. In addition, Zone 2 FET is a technically less complicated procedure. Literature on the comparison between Zone 3 and Zone 2 FET is scarce and primarily observational and anecdotal. Therefore, further research is warranted in this paradigm to substantiate current surgical treatment options for complex aortic pathologies. In this review, we explore literature surrounding FET and the reasons for the shift in surgical preference from Zone 3 to Zone 2.

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