@article {Dobson35, author = {Ruth Dobson and Hannah R Cock and Peter Brex and Gavin Giovannoni}, title = {Vitamin D supplementation}, volume = {18}, number = {1}, pages = {35--42}, year = {2018}, 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/18/1/35}, eprint = {https://pn.bmj.com/content/18/1/35.full.pdf}, journal = {Practical Neurology} }