Les vitamines du groupes B aident contre la dégénérescence du cerveau mais ne font malheureusement pas des miracles
Levodopa, vitamins, ageing and the neuropathy of Parkinson’s disease
Journal of Neurology November 2013, Volume 260, Issue 11, pp 2844-2848 Yusuf A. Rajabally, Jean Martey
Higher prevalence of neuropathy has been described in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) in comparison with age and gender-matched controls. The cause of neuropathy may be levodopa-induced impairment of vitamin B12 metabolism, suggesting levodopa-naïve subjects should be unaffected. There may, however, be other yet unidentified determinants of neuropathy in PD. We screened 33 consecutive levodopa-naïve PD patients for neuropathy. Demographics, vitamin B12 and folate levels were studied. Findings were analyzed in the light of our previous available data on levodopa-treated PD patients. Four of 33 (12.1 %) levodopa-naïve PD patients were diagnosed with neuropathy. This compared to 13/36 (36.1 %) previously evaluated levodopa-treated patients (p = 0.027) and 3/37 controls (p = 0.7). Analysis of our whole PD cohort consisting of a total of 70 subjects, including levodopa-naïve and levodopa-treated patients, revealed that neuropathy correlated with use of levodopa (p = 0.041), cumulative levodopa exposure (p = 0.046), age at time of study (p = 0.005) and serum folate levels <10 μg/L (p = 0.003). There was no association of neuropathy with PD duration. Multivariate regression analysis showed that neuropathy was only independently associated with age (p = 0.016) and serum folate levels <10 μg/L (p = 0.012).
We conclude that this study confirms the roles of levodopa usage and cumulative levodopa exposure in the neuropathy of PD. However, the effects of levodopa only appear contributory and are surpassed by age and lower folate levels. In view of the independent implication of lower folate levels, the need for preventative/protective supplementation including folate in addition to vitamin B12, probably irrespective of levodopa use, may deserve consideration in patients with PD.
Vitamins B12, B6, and folic acid for cognition in older men
A.H. Ford Neurology October 26, 2010 vol. 75 no. 17 1540-1547
Objective: To investigate whether supplementing older men with vitamins B12, B6, and folic acid improves cognitive function.
Methods: The investigators recruited 299 community-representative hypertensive men 75 years and older to a randomized, double-blind controlled clinical trial of folic acid, vitamin B6, and B12 supplementation vs placebo over 2 years. The primary outcome of interest was the change in the cognitive subscale of the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale (ADAS-cog). A secondary aim of the study was to determine if supplementation with vitamins decreased the risk of cognitive impairment and dementia over 8 years.
Results: The groups were well-balanced for demographic and biochemical parameters. There was no difference in the ADAS-cog change from baseline to 24 months between the placebo (0.8, SD 4.0) and vitamins group (0.7, SD 3.4). The adjusted scores in the treatment groups did not differ over time (placebo 0.2 lower, z = 0.71, p = 0.478). There was a nonsignificant 28% decrease in the risk of cognitive impairment (odds ratio 0.72, 95% confidence interval 0.25–2.09) and dementia (hazard ratio 0.72, 95% confidence interval 0.29–1.78) over 8 years of follow-up.
Conclusions: The daily supplementation of vitamins B12, B6, and folic acid does not benefit cognitive function in older men, nor does it reduce the risk of cognitive impairment or dementia.
Classification of evidence: This study provides Class I evidence that vitamin supplementation with daily doses of 400 μg of B12, 2 mg of folic acid, and 25 mg of B6 over 2 years does not improve cognitive function in hypertensive men aged 75 and older.