Occasionally patients ask me does taking vitamin supplements help in stroke prevention and also does it improve recovery from stroke?
Truth: many patients are on over the counter vitamin supplements. Usually patients ask them to be prescribed by there doctors or doctors start them
Truth : Most of the latest trials have shown that there is no direct benefit by taking vit supplements in prevention of stroke except only in condition called hyperhomocystenemia where there increase homocysteine level more than >20 its usual value , which predisposes to increase risk of stroke so taking folic acid 5mg per day in these subgroup of patients helps.
False: Vit E, Vit A, slows down lipid layering of your arteries which is chief cause of atherosclerosis and narrowing of you arteries all over the body including the brain.
False: Cyanocobalamin or vit B12 is useful in stroke recovery
Truth: vitamin supplements may not be useful for stroke prevention and stroke recovery.
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