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Evaluation of the relationship between vitamin D and migraine in children

Year 2024, Volume: 29 Issue: 3, 359 - 364, 23.09.2024
https://doi.org/10.21673/anadoluklin.1516532

Abstract

Aim: Since inflammation is crucial in migraines, vitamin D’s anti-inflammatory role may help prevent migraine headaches. We hypothesized a link between vitamin D deficiency and migraines in children and aimed to demonstrate this in our study.

Methods: In this retrospective study, children presenting to the clinic with migraine complaints were compared with children presenting for a general examination. Demographic data, vitamin D levels, calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase, and albumin levels were recorded from patient records.

Results: The study included 182 cases, with 80 in the migraine group. Females comprised 66.3% of the migraine group and 67.6% of the control group. When vitamin D levels were categorized as low and normal, 86.3% of the migraine group had low levels compared to 11.8% of the control group, showing a statistically significant difference (p<0.001). The mean laboratory values for migraine patients were: vitamin D: 13.15 ng/ml, calcium: 9.5 mg/dl, whereas for the control group, the values were: vitamin D: 32.95 ng/ml, calcium: 9.7 mg/dl, showing a statistically significant difference between them(respectively; p<0.001, p=0.015).

Conclusions: We found significantly lower vitamin D levels in migraine patients in our study. We recommend including vitamin D and calcium levels among the tests for patients presenting with headaches and diagnosed with migraines.

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FIRAT ÜNİVERSİTESİ GİRİŞİMSEL OLMAYAN ARAŞTIRMALAR ETİK KURULUNDAN 2024/09-20 SAYILI ETİK KURUL ONAYI ALINMIŞTIR.

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Çalışmamızda bize destek veren çocuk alerji uzmanı Dr. Velat Çelik’e teşekkür ederiz.

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  • Mottaghi T, Khorvash F, Askari G, et al. The relationship between serum levels of vitamin D and migraine. J Res Med Sci. 2013;18(Suppl 1):S66-70.
  • Çiplak S, Adigüzel A. Migren ile serum vitamin D düzeyi arasındaki ilişki. Bozok Tıp Dergisi. 2020;10(4):1-6.
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  • Bucak İH, Almiş H. Türkiye’de küçük bir şehir merkezinde pediatrik hastaların vitamin D seviyesinin retrospektif analizi. Sakarya Tıp Dergisi. 2016;6(3):136-40.
  • Avila E, Barrera D, Díaz L. Calciotropic actions of parathyroid hormone and vitamin D-endocrine system. Rev Invest Clin. 2007;59(4):306-17.
  • Eyles DW, Burne TH, McGrath JJ. Vitamin D, effects on brain development, adult brain function and the links between low levels of vitamin D and neuropsychiatric disease. Front Neuroendocrinol. 2013;34(1):47-64.
  • Burstein R, Noseda R, Borsook D. Migraine: multiple processes, complex pathophysiology. J Neurosci. 2015;35(17):6619-29.
  • Mottaghi T, Askari G, Khorvash F, Maracy MR. Effect of Vitamin D supplementation on symptoms and C-reactive protein in migraine patients. J Res Med Sci. 2015;20(5):477-82.
  • Kirkland AE, Sarlo GL, Holton KF. The Role of Magnesium in Neurological Disorders. Nutrients. 2018;10(6):730.
  • Messlinger K, Lennerz JK, Eberhardt M, Fischer MJ. CGRP and NO in the trigeminal system: mechanisms and role in headache generation. Headache. 2012;52(9):1411-427.
  • Goadsby PJ, Holland PR. An Update: Pathophysiology of Migraine. Neurol Clin. 2019;37(4):651-71.
  • Sohn JH, Chu MK, Park KY, Ahn HY, Cho SJ. Vitamin D deficiency in patients with cluster headache: a preliminary study. J Headache Pain. 2018;19(1):54.
  • Misra M, Pacaud D, Petryk A, Collett-Solberg PF, Kappy M; Drug and Therapeutics Committee of the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society. Vitamin D deficiency in children and its management: review of current knowledge and recommendations. Pediatrics. 2008;122(2):398-417.
  • Momen A, Riahi K, Jelodar G, et al. Vitamin D status in children with migraine: a case-control study. Polp. 2020;95(4):228-33.
  • Hancı F, Kabakuş N, Türay S, Bala KA, Dilek M. The role of obesity and vitamin D deficiency in primary headaches in childhood. Acta Neurol Belg. 2020;120(5):1123-31.
  • Donmez A, Orun E, Sonmez FM. Vitamin D status in children with headache: A case-control study. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2018;23:222-7.
  • Cayir A, Turan MI, Tan H. Effect of vitamin D therapy in addition to amitriptyline on migraine attacks in pediatric patients. Braz J Med Biol Res. 2014;47(4):349-54.
  • Kjaergaard M, Eggen AE, Mathiesen EB, Jorde R. Association between headache and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D: the Tromsø Study: Tromsø 6. Headache. 2012;52(10):1499-505.

Çocuklarda D vitamini ile migren arasındaki ilişkinin değerlendirilmesi

Year 2024, Volume: 29 Issue: 3, 359 - 364, 23.09.2024
https://doi.org/10.21673/anadoluklin.1516532

Abstract

Amaç: Migrende inflamasyon önemli bir rol oynar, bu nedenle vitamin D’nin anti-enflamatuar rolü migren baş ağrılarını önlemede önemli bir rol oynayabilir. Çocuklarda vitamin D eksikliği ile migren arasında bir ilişki olabileceğini düşünüp bu çalışmada bunu göstermeyi amaçladık.

Yöntemler: Bu retrospektif çalışmada, kliniğe migren şikayetiyle başvuran çocuklarla genel muayeneyle başvuran çocuklar karşılaştırıldı. Çocukların hasta dosyalarından alınan demografik verileri, vitamin D düzeyleri, kalsiyum, fosfor, alkalen fosfataz ve albümin değerleri kaydedildi.

Bulgular: Çalışmaya 80’i migren olmak üzere 182 vaka dâhil edildi. Migren grubunun %66,3’ü, kontrol grubunun %67,6’sı kız idi. Hastaların vitamin D düzeylerinin düşük ve normal olarak 2 gruba ayrıldığında migren grubunda %86,3’ü düşük iken, kontrol grubunda %11,8’i düşük olup istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark saptandı (p<0,001). Migrenli hastalarda bakılan ortalama laboratuvar değerleri vitamin D; 3,15 ng/ml, kalsiyum; 9,5 mg/dl iken kontrol grubunda vitamin D; 32,95 ng/ml, kalsiyum; 9,7 mg/dl saptanmış olup istatistiksel olarak aralarında anlamlı fark bulunmuştur (Sırayla; p<0,001, p=0,015).

Sonuçlar: Çalışmamızda migrenli hastalarda vitamin D düzeyini anlamlı derecede düşük saptadık. Baş ağrısı ile başvuran ve migren tanısı alan hastalara bakılan tetkikler arasında vitamin D ve kalsiyum düzeyinin de olması gerektiğini düşünüyoruz.

References

  • Mottaghi T, Khorvash F, Askari G, et al. The relationship between serum levels of vitamin D and migraine. J Res Med Sci. 2013;18(Suppl 1):S66-70.
  • Çiplak S, Adigüzel A. Migren ile serum vitamin D düzeyi arasındaki ilişki. Bozok Tıp Dergisi. 2020;10(4):1-6.
  • Arnold M. (2018). Cephalalgia. 3rd ed. The international classification of headache disorders.
  • El-Chammas K, Keyes J, Thompson N, Vijayakumar J, Becher D, Jackson JL. Pharmacologic treatment of pediatric headaches: a meta-analysis. JAMA Pediatr. 2013;167(3):250-8.
  • Bucak İH, Almiş H. Türkiye’de küçük bir şehir merkezinde pediatrik hastaların vitamin D seviyesinin retrospektif analizi. Sakarya Tıp Dergisi. 2016;6(3):136-40.
  • Avila E, Barrera D, Díaz L. Calciotropic actions of parathyroid hormone and vitamin D-endocrine system. Rev Invest Clin. 2007;59(4):306-17.
  • Eyles DW, Burne TH, McGrath JJ. Vitamin D, effects on brain development, adult brain function and the links between low levels of vitamin D and neuropsychiatric disease. Front Neuroendocrinol. 2013;34(1):47-64.
  • Burstein R, Noseda R, Borsook D. Migraine: multiple processes, complex pathophysiology. J Neurosci. 2015;35(17):6619-29.
  • Mottaghi T, Askari G, Khorvash F, Maracy MR. Effect of Vitamin D supplementation on symptoms and C-reactive protein in migraine patients. J Res Med Sci. 2015;20(5):477-82.
  • Kirkland AE, Sarlo GL, Holton KF. The Role of Magnesium in Neurological Disorders. Nutrients. 2018;10(6):730.
  • Messlinger K, Lennerz JK, Eberhardt M, Fischer MJ. CGRP and NO in the trigeminal system: mechanisms and role in headache generation. Headache. 2012;52(9):1411-427.
  • Goadsby PJ, Holland PR. An Update: Pathophysiology of Migraine. Neurol Clin. 2019;37(4):651-71.
  • Sohn JH, Chu MK, Park KY, Ahn HY, Cho SJ. Vitamin D deficiency in patients with cluster headache: a preliminary study. J Headache Pain. 2018;19(1):54.
  • Misra M, Pacaud D, Petryk A, Collett-Solberg PF, Kappy M; Drug and Therapeutics Committee of the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society. Vitamin D deficiency in children and its management: review of current knowledge and recommendations. Pediatrics. 2008;122(2):398-417.
  • Momen A, Riahi K, Jelodar G, et al. Vitamin D status in children with migraine: a case-control study. Polp. 2020;95(4):228-33.
  • Hancı F, Kabakuş N, Türay S, Bala KA, Dilek M. The role of obesity and vitamin D deficiency in primary headaches in childhood. Acta Neurol Belg. 2020;120(5):1123-31.
  • Donmez A, Orun E, Sonmez FM. Vitamin D status in children with headache: A case-control study. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2018;23:222-7.
  • Cayir A, Turan MI, Tan H. Effect of vitamin D therapy in addition to amitriptyline on migraine attacks in pediatric patients. Braz J Med Biol Res. 2014;47(4):349-54.
  • Kjaergaard M, Eggen AE, Mathiesen EB, Jorde R. Association between headache and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D: the Tromsø Study: Tromsø 6. Headache. 2012;52(10):1499-505.
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Primary Language Turkish
Subjects Clinical Sciences (Other)
Journal Section ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Authors

Fedli Emre Kılıç 0000-0002-0964-5572

Rojan İpek 0000-0002-5636-0262

Publication Date September 23, 2024
Submission Date July 15, 2024
Acceptance Date August 23, 2024
Published in Issue Year 2024 Volume: 29 Issue: 3

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Vancouver Kılıç FE, İpek R. Çocuklarda D vitamini ile migren arasındaki ilişkinin değerlendirilmesi. Anatolian Clin. 2024;29(3):359-64.

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