EC Orthopaedics

A number of studies have assessed the effects of VD supplementation in children. Special interest, however, has been devoted to the effects that adequate blood concentrations of Vit D exert during periods of pregnancy and lactation that require an adequate vitamin D status to avoid disturbances that may affect not only the musculoskeletal system but also the central nervous system.

Development Vit D deficiency (DVD) is associated with alterations in the dopaminergic neurotransmitter systems. In contrast, recently published animal experiments indicate that adult vitamin D (AVD) deficiency is associated with more subtle neurochemical and behavioral phenotypes.

Gestational vitamin D deficiency has been associated with autism-related traits in a large population-based sample as well in other neurological alterations. Because gestational vitamin D deficiency is readily preventable with safe, and accessible supplements, these candidate risks factor warrants closer attention.

 Keywords: Vitamin D; Autism; Pregnant Women; Gestational Deficiency

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