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Query: UMLS:C0038220 (
status epilepticus
)
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Four noninstitutionalized patients, 4 months - 51 years old, presented out of 421 patients with epilepsy seen within a period of 2 years with serious symptoms of vitamin D deficiency secondary to chronic antiepileptic drug therapy. Presenting symptoms included exacerbation of seizure activity,
status epilepticus
, carpopedal spasms, fractures,
osteomalacia
, and rickets. All had low serum calcium and low vitamin D levels. Our experience supports the practice of screening patients on chronic antiepileptic drug therapy for vitamin D abnormalities.
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PMID:Symptomatic antiepileptic drug associated vitamin D deficiency in noninstitutionalized patients: an under-diagnosed disorder. 1529 60
