ALLMedicine™ Vitamin E Deficiency Center

Mar 16th, 2023 - Untreated ataxia with vitamin E deficiency (AVED) generally manifests between ages five and 15 years. The first manifestations include progressive ataxia, clumsiness of the hands, loss of proprioception, and areflexia. Other features often observe...

Mar 2nd, 2023 - Hereditary ataxias are a group of genetic diseases characterized by slow progressive gait disturbance. In addition, coordination disorders can be seen in extremities, speech and eye movements. Atrophy is common in the cerebellum. Friedreich's atax...

Jan 20th, 2023 - We aimed to estimate the prevalence of the inadequate intake and status of magnesium, zinc, and vitamins A, C, E, and D and identify factors associated with micronutrient deficiency in serum/plasma among residents of São Paulo, Brazil. Data from 8...

Oct 21st, 2022 - Background information Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterized by excessive fat accumulation in the liver and is defined by evidence of hepatic steatosis (via imaging or histology) and is not due to secondary liver fat accumulat...

May 18th, 2022 - Reference Range Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin that acts as an antioxidant and free-radical scavenger in lipophilic environments. Vitamin E requires bile for absorption, and 25% of it is absorbed orally. The vitamin is stored in adipose tissue...

Mar 2nd, 2023 - Hereditary ataxias are a group of genetic diseases characterized by slow progressive gait disturbance. In addition, coordination disorders can be seen in extremities, speech and eye movements. Atrophy is common in the cerebellum. Friedreich's atax...

Oct 21st, 2022 - Background information Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterized by excessive fat accumulation in the liver and is defined by evidence of hepatic steatosis (via imaging or histology) and is not due to secondary liver fat accumulat...

May 13th, 2020 - Patients with short bowel syndrome or other forms of intestinal failure/fat malabsorption are unable to tolerate adequate oral or enteral feedings. They require that nutrition be given as enteral nutrition that is delivered by feeding tube. Often ...

Oct 21st, 2015 - People with long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl CoA dehydrogenase (LCHAD) or mitochondrial trifunctional protein (TFP) deficiency, inherited disorders of fatty acid ß-oxidation, lack an ability to fully oxidize fatty acids for energy. Progressive peripheral ...

Mar 20th, 2015 - Symptoms of Peyronie's disease include penile pain and curvature of the penis that prevents penetration and/or causes erectile dysfunction (ED). It is characterized by plaques that form along the top or bottom side of the penis inside the tunica a...

Apr 29th, 2015 - Most cerebellar ataxias cannot be cured, but cases that result from metabolic, hereditary, inflammatory, and immune-mediated etiologies can be treated with disease-modifying therapies, according to a review article published online ahead of print.

Background It is well established that nutrients interact with metabolic pathways at various levels and have multiple targets. With the increasing use of '-omic' technologies in nutritional research[1] it is now becoming possible to further explor...