Prevalence and Associations of Abnormal Levels of Vitamin B6 in People with Parkinson's Disease
Karlo J. Lizarraga, Lu Wang, Hannah Mesmer, Nami Shah, William Barbosa, Eric Logigian, Michael P. McDermott, Anthony E. Lang · 2026
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Description
Lizarraga and seven colleagues measured vitamin B6 levels in people with Parkinson's disease. Low or high B6 levels have been linked to nerve damage and seizures in these patients. The team wanted to learn how common such problems are and what they connect to.
The study tested one hundred forty-four clinic patients and compared them with the same number of matched controls. About thirty-six percent of the patients had too little B6, against about five percent of controls. Their average B6 level was near half the control level. Most patients took the standard drug levodopa, and worse drug-linked movement problems tied to B6 levels. The results suggest routine B6 checks may help in Parkinson's care.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Karlo J. Lizarraga, Lu Wang, Hannah Mesmer, Nami Shah, William Barbosa, Eric Logigian, Michael P. McDermott, Anthony E. Lang |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |