Unusual Intracranial Arterial Calcification and Vitamin D Deficiency
Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Vol 27, Issue 3, March 2018, Pages 816-818, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2017.09.030t
YerimKim MD, Msc Jong SeokBae MD, PhD, Hong-KiSong MD, PhD, Ju-HunLee MD, PhD
- Ischemic Stroke risk reduced by 2.5 if have good level of vitamin D – meta-analysis Feb 2018
- Ischemic strokes half as large if had good level of vitamin D (mice) – Feb 2018
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- Migraines double the risk of strokes (both are associated with low vitamin D) – Jan 2018
- Strokes 3 X worse if low vitamin D – Jan 2018
- Large vessel Ischemic Stroke 13 X more likely if low vitamin D – Nov 2017
- Ischemic stroke 17 X more likely if low vitamin D – April 2017
In both categories Hypertension and Magnesium
- Magnesium Depletion Score predicts increased risk of various health problems
- Magnesium reduces hypertension - FDA allows claim - Jan 2022
- Hypertension reduced by Magnesium plus 3,000 IU of vitamin D for 12 weeks – RCT July 2022
- More Magnesium needed to decrease diabetes, cardio, HT (body weight has increased) - March 2021
- Hypertension treatment needs at least 600 mg of Magnesium (49 trials) – Jan 2021
- The Role of Magnesium in the Pathogenesis of Metabolic Disorders – April 2022
- Reduce blood pressure by 9 mm with triple hypertensive drug or 19 mm with Magnesium – April 2018
- Hypertension nonconventional therapies: Magnesium, melatonin, Vitamin C, etc. – Jan 2018
- MAGNESIUM IN MAN - IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH AND DISEASE – review 2015
- Prehypertension risk is increased by 78% if low Magnesium – Aug 2015
- Preeclampsia inversely proportional to serum Magnesium – Oct 2014
- Hypertension 1.5X more likely if low level of Magnesium - Oct 2014
In both categories Hypertension and Omega-3
- Blood pressure reduced if take more than 4.5 grams of Omega-3 daily– umbrella meta-analysis Aug 2022
- Blood pressure 4 mm lower if Omega-3 index was high – March 2018
- Cardiovascular problems reduced by low dose aspirin and perhaps Omega-3 (also Vit K) – Sept 2017
- Hypertension reduced by Omega-3, especially if previously untreated – meta-analysis July 2014
Although intracranial arterial calcifications (IACs) are encountered in approximately 85% of patients with acute ischemic stroke (IS), the significance of IAC in plaque instability is still controversial. Because most tissues including brain tissue have vitamin D receptors, vitamin D deficiency might play multiple roles in variable sites. Here, we report a novel presentation of IS with IAC including anterior cerebral artery involvement due to vitamin D deficiency.
In conclusion, although the role of IAC in cerebral infarction is still controversial, we suggest that insufficient vitamin D should be examined and treated appropriately in all patients with IS. We believe that this article provides important implications for the treatment of vitamin D deficiency in patients with IS.