ALLMedicine™ Folic Acid Deficiency Center

Oct 10th, 2020 - Ischemic stroke remains one of the most common causes of death and disability worldwide. The stroke patients with an inadequate intake of folic acid tend to have increased brain injury and poorer prognosis. However, the precise mechanisms underlyi...

Apr 3rd, 2020 - Objective: Neural tube defects (NTDs) are one of the most common and serious birth defects in human beings caused by genetic and environmental factors. Folate insufficiency is involved in the occurrence of NTDs and folic acid supplementation can p...

Dec 22nd, 2019 - Iron and folic acid deficiency anaemia are one of the global public health challenges that pose 1.45% of all disability-adjusted life-years. It is recognized as a cause for an unacceptably high proportion of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mo...

Oct 22nd, 2019 - 'Locked-in syndrome (LIS)' is a neurological disorder, often missed initially and can have grave consequences. A rare case of LIS caused due to folic acid deficiency-induced hyperhomocysteinemia is being described here. A 16-year-old boy presented...

Sep 4th, 2019 - To investigate the prevalence of folic acid deficiency in Queensland-wide data of routine laboratory measurements, especially in high-risk sub-populations. Secondary health data analysis. Analysis of routine folic acid tests conducted by Pathology...

Aug 16th, 2019 - The incidence of spina bifida (SB) in the developing world is higher than in the United States because of malnutrition and folic acid deficiency during pregnancy. Advances in technology have made prenatal repair of myelomeningocele (MM) possible. ...

Aug 16th, 2019 - The incidence of spina bifida (SB) is higher in the developing world as compared to the United States because of folic acid deficiency during pregnancy. Advances in technology have made prenatal repair of myelomeningocele (MM) possible. The object...

Jan 11th, 2021 - Cyanocobalamin is indicated for vitamin B12 deficiencies due to malabsorption which may be associated with the following conditions: Addisonian (pernicious) anemia Gastrointestinal pathology, dysfunction, or surgery, including gluten enteropathy o...

Dec 8th, 2020 - Cyanocobalamin is indicated for vitamin B12 deficiencies due to malabsorption which may be associated with the following conditions: Addisonian (pernicious) anemia Gastrointestinal pathology, dysfunction, or surgery, including gluten enteropathy o...

Oct 26th, 2020 - Leucovorin calcium rescue is indicated after high dose methotrexate therapy in osteosarcoma. Leucovorin Calcium for Injection is also indicated to diminish the toxicity and counteract the effects of impaired methotrexate elimination and of inadver...

Oct 21st, 2020 - Cyanocobalamin is indicated for vitamin B12 deficiencies due to malabsorption which may be associated with the following conditions: Addisonian (pernicious) anemia Gastrointestinal pathology, dysfunction, or surgery, including gluten enteropathy o...

Oct 10th, 2020 - Ischemic stroke remains one of the most common causes of death and disability worldwide. The stroke patients with an inadequate intake of folic acid tend to have increased brain injury and poorer prognosis. However, the precise mechanisms underlyi...

Jan 25th, 2018 - During pregnancy, low- and no-carbohydrate diets may not be a good choice, ScienceDaily reported. Originally published in the Birth Defects Research journal, the study found low-carb diets throughout pregnancy were associated with a 30% higher ris...

Jan 31st, 2014 - WASHINGTON, DC—Approximately half of women with epilepsy of reproductive age take folic acid supplements, according to an analysis presented at the 67th Annual Meeting of the American Epilepsy Society. The figure is cause for concern because enzym.

Dec 9th, 2013 - WASHINGTON, DC — Despite the known risks of folic acid deficiency, including neural tube defects in offspring, less than half of women with epilepsy who might become pregnant are taking folic acid supplements, a new survey shows. Reproduction and ...

Jan 1st, 2012 - Prenatal folic acid supplementation to prevent open neural tube defects is accepted as standard obstetric practice. The possibility that relative folic acid deficiency in pregnancy could cause long-term childhood neurologic dysfunction (including.