@article {Dobsonpractneurol-2017-001720, author = {Ruth Dobson and Hannah R Cock and Peter Brex and Gavin Giovannoni}, title = {Vitamin D supplementation}, elocation-id = {practneurol-2017-001720}, year = {2017}, doi = {10.1136/practneurol-2017-001720}, publisher = {BMJ Publishing Group Ltd}, abstract = {Vitamin D testing and supplementation is of great interest to neurologists and their patients. Recommended nutritional intakes of vitamin D in the UK remain focused on bone health, despite increasing evidence for a role outside this area. Here we discuss how neurologists might approach vitamin D testing and supplementation, focusing on two conditions associated with vitamin D deficiency that have an increased risk of downstream complications resulting from these: multiple sclerosis and epilepsy. We set out a rationale for testing serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and discuss our personal practice in terms of supplementation, with evidence where available.}, issn = {1474-7758}, URL = {https://pn.bmj.com/content/early/2017/09/24/practneurol-2017-001720}, eprint = {https://pn.bmj.com/content/early/2017/09/24/practneurol-2017-001720.full.pdf}, journal = {Practical Neurology} }