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Objective: Vitamin D is a steroid hormone that exerts many effects on human health. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by the loss of motor neurons. This can result in a number of complications, including muscle weakness, spasticity, difficulty swallowing, speech disturbances, and, in some cases, respiratory failure. A number of studies have reported an association between vitamin D and various neurological diseases. This study aimed to assess vitamin D levels in patients diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and compare them with those of a control group comprising healthy individuals. In addition, the correlation between vitamin D levels and functional ambulation levels will be examined. Materials and Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted involving 29 male and female patients diagnosed with definite amyotrophic lateral sclerosis using the El Escorial criteria and 28 healthy controls from the physical medicine and rehabilitation clinic of medicine. The medical records of the patients were consulted to obtain relevant demographic, clinical, and vitamin D levels. Subsequently, vitamin D levels were compared with those of healthy controls. Results: The results are presented in the following section. The mean vitamin D level observed in the patient group with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis was 20.21±9.53, while in the healthy control group, it was 26.69±8.90. A statistically significant difference in vitamin D levels was observed between the two groups (p=0.034). No correlation was observed between patients' ambulation levels and vitamin D levels (p=0.202). Conclusion: It can be concluded that patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are at risk of vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency. It is therefore recommended that regular vitamin D levels are measured and treatment plans are developed for these patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Aims: Cerebral palsy (CP) is a well-known neurodevelopmental condition beginning in early childhood and persisting throughout one's life span. Feeding problems and eating impairments in CP children are well documented in the literature. The aims of our study were to determine the prevalence of linear growth retardation and the other growth determinants in this patient group and to identify the contributing factors and their relationship with ambulation. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional and prospective study was carried out between March 2007 and July 2007 in our pediatric inpatient rehabilitation service, and a total of 34 CP patients (22 male, 12 female) were enrolled into the study. Anthropometric measurements (weight, height, upper arm length, skinfold thickness) were performed to clarify the growth and nutrition determinants. Results: According to our results in the total sample, highly positive correlations were found between anthropometric measurements and ambulatory status, whereby with higher levels of ambulation (community walker), the percentiles of growth parameters were increased. Additionally, nutritional status was not significantly affected by ambulatory skills but this relation did not reach statistical significance. Conclusions: We concluded that ambulation level is highly related with growth determinants, or vice versa. Early awareness of physicians on this topic is important and can possibly make great differences in the stature and neurologic well-being of these patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]