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Neurological manifestations of Vitamin D defi ciency among medical students Ahmed Hassan Mitwalli Durdana Hammad Rehab B Albakr Abduallatef Alrashoudi Abeer Aljomaiah Sanaa Tulbah Rawabi Albogomi Mohammed MitwalliHussam Mitwalli<p><strong>Background and Objective</strong>: Vitamin D status and neurological manifestation of Vitamin D defi ciency in medical students is seldom investigated. Design and settings: Cross sectional Survey conducted at King Khalid University Hospital Riyadh Saudi Arabia.</p><p><strong>Methods</strong>: 650 medical students fi lled questionnaire. Serum 25- hydroxyl vitamin D 25(OH) D levels were measured for Vitamin D status, PTH and Calcium were also estimated. Vitamin D defi ciency is defi ned as 25(OH) D &lt; 20 ng/ml (50 nmol/liter), insuffi ciency ;21–29 ng/ml (52. 5– 72. 5 nmol/liter). 25(OH) D levels was assayed in serum by electro-chemi-luminescence immunoassay) ECLIA (by Cobas machine.</p> Journal of Neurology, Neurological Science and Disorders - Peertechz Publications 2019-07-19 Research Article https://doi.org/10.17352/jnnsd.000031 en Copyright © Ahmed Hassan Mitwalli et al.