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Observational studyNutrients2025

Does Vitamin D Supplementation Slow Brain Volume Loss in Multiple Sclerosis? A 4-Year Observational Study.

Weronika Galus, Mateusz Winder, Aleksander J Owczarek, Anna Walawska-Hrycek, Michalina Rzepka, Aleksandra Kaczmarczyk, Joanna Siuda, Ewa Krzystanek

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Observational study in Nutrients, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Weronika GalusDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-6618-7013
Mateusz WinderDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-3175-5660
Aleksander J OwczarekDepartment of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-1179-6932
Anna Walawska-HrycekDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland.
Michalina RzepkaDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland.
Aleksandra KaczmarczykDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland.
Joanna SiudaDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-0340-660X
Ewa KrzystanekDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-635 Katowice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4441-3088

Funding

Medical University of Silesia This work was supported by the Medical University of Silesia from teaching and research sub-sidy funds.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Indexed as

BrainDietary SupplementsMultiple SclerosisMultiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-RemittingVitamin DAdultAtrophyDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedOrgan SizeVitamin D Deficiency25-hydroxyvitamin DVitamin Dmagnetic resonance imagingmultiple sclerosissupplementationvitamin D

Identifiers

PMID40732896
PMCPMC12300240

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