ISCHEMIC STROKE(CVA) AND VITAMIN-D LEVEL

Vitamin D(25-hydroxyvitaminD), a neuroprotective prohormone, is associated with neurological disorders in particular ischemic stroke. In ischemic stroke patients lower than normal vitamin D level is more prevalent and number of male patients had low vitamin D as compared to number of female patients. Statistically significant, vitamin D in low level range was found in ischemic stroke with diabetes mellitus than patients with normal blood glucose level. Elevated CRP level was also found in those patients who had low vitamin D level. Compared to normotensive stroke patients, decreased value than normal vitamin D range were found in patients having hypertension. Ischemic stroke with associated dyslipidemia patients had low levels of vitamin D as compared to patients with normal lipid. Deficient levels of vitamin D were found mostly in age group more than 60 years.