'Vitamin D and cognition in older adults': updated international recommendations

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ANNWEILER C., Dursun E., FERON F., Gezen-Ak D., KALUEFF A. V., LITTLEJOHNS T., ...More

JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, vol.277, no.1, pp.45-57, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 277 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/joim.12279
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.45-57
  • Keywords: Alzheimer's disease, brain, cognition, neuroendocrinology, older adults, vitamin D, D-RECEPTOR GENE, RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIAL, VDR PATHWAY DISRUPTION, ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE, HIPPOCAMPAL-NEURONS, 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D, AMYLOID-BETA, D DEFICIENCY, CEREBROSPINAL-FLUID, D SUPPLEMENTATION
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: No

Abstract

BackgroundHypovitaminosis D, a condition that is highly prevalent in older adults aged 65years and above, is associated with brain changes and dementia. Given the rapidly accumulating and complex contribution of the literature in the field of vitamin D and cognition, clear guidance is needed for researchers and clinicians.