Volume : VIII, Issue : V, May - 2019

MICRONUTRIENTS STATUS IN ALZHEIMER‘S DISEASE IN RURAL REGION OF VIDARBHA, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA

Dr. Sarmistha Sarkar

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Alzheimer disease is a multifarious neurodegenerative disorder which is characterised by deposition of intracellular neurofiillary tangles and extracellular amyloidal protein which contributes to senile plaques. Our aim is to see serum homocysteine, vitamin D, vitamin B12 and folic acid level in the patients of Alzheimer’s disease. Total sample size was 100, Age group between 60–80 years, which was divided into 50 study group with the diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease cases who attended the Medicine OPD of AVBRH Hospital and 50 age and sex matched healthy controls included in the study. The serum vitamin D, folate, vitamin B12 level was lower in cases as compared to controls. Serum homocysteine level was higher in cases in compared to the controls. Our study concluded that higher serum homocysteine levels, lower vitamin D, vitamin B12 and folate levels are risk factor for the disease progression.

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MICRONUTRIENTS STATUS IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE IN RURAL REGION OF VIDARBHA, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, Dr. Sarmistha Sarkar INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-5 | May-2019

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