Vitamins and Periventricular leukomalacia - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Periventricular leukomalacia is reported as a side effect among people who take Vitamins (ascorbic acid; biotin; cyanocobalamin; dexpanthenol; ergocalciferol; folic acid; niacinamide; pyridoxine hydrochloride; riboflavin phosphate sodium; thiamine hydrochloride; vitamin a; vitamin e), especially for people who are male, 20-29 old, have been taking the drug for 6 - 12 months also take Protonix, and have Foetal exposure during pregnancy.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Periventricular leukomalacia when taking Vitamins. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 121,858 people who have side effects when taking Vitamins from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Vitamins?

Vitamins has active ingredients of ascorbic acid; biotin; cyanocobalamin; dexpanthenol; ergocalciferol; folic acid; niacinamide; pyridoxine hydrochloride; riboflavin phosphate sodium; thiamine hydrochloride; vitamin a; vitamin e. It is often used in vitamin supplementation. eHealthMe is studying from 122,456 Vitamins users. Check the latest studies of Vitamins.

What is Periventricular leukomalacia?

Periventricular leukomalacia (white-matter brain injury) is found to be associated with 47 drugs and 160 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Periventricular leukomalacia.

On Jul, 17, 2026

121,858 people reported to have side effects when taking Vitamins.
Among them, 12 people (0.01%) have Periventricular leukomalacia.

Could Vitamins cause Periventricular leukomalacia?

Among these 12 people:

How long have people been on Vitamins when they have Periventricular leukomalacia? *

What is the gender of people who have Periventricular leukomalacia when taking Vitamins? *

female: 25 %
male: 75 %

What is the age of people who have Periventricular leukomalacia when taking Vitamins? *

What are other drugs people take besides Vitamins? *

What are other side effects people have besides Periventricular leukomalacia? *

Premature Baby: 7 people, 58.33%
Weakness: 3 people, 25.00%
Maternal Exposure During Pregnancy (use of substance during pregnancy): 3 people, 25.00%
Developmental Delay: 3 people, 25.00%
Encephalopathy (functioning of the brain is affected by some agent or condition): 3 people, 25.00%
Cerebral Palsy: 3 people, 25.00%
Emotional Distress: 2 people, 16.67%
Ear Barotrauma (discomfort and possible damage in the ear due to pressure differences between the inside and outside of the eardrum): 2 people, 16.67%
Drug Withdrawal Syndrome Neonatal (prenatal nas is caused by discontinuation of drugs taken by the pregnant mother): 2 people, 16.67%
Intraventricular Haemorrhage (intraventricular bleeding): 2 people, 16.67%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Foetal Exposure During Pregnancy (exposing your unborn child to contraindicated in pregnancy leads birth defect): 4 people, 33.33%
Depression: 2 people, 16.67%
Stress And Anxiety: 1 person, 8.33%
Premature Baby: 1 person, 8.33%
Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 1 person, 8.33%
Low Birth Weight Baby: 1 person, 8.33%
Convulsion (muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled shaking of the body): 1 person, 8.33%
Birth Control: 1 person, 8.33%
Affective Disorder (mental disorder): 1 person, 8.33%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Periventricular leukomalacia (406 reports)

How severe was Periventricular leukomalacia and when was it recovered:

Periventricular leukomalacia in Vitamins

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of ascorbic acid; biotin; cyanocobalamin; dexpanthenol; ergocalciferol; folic acid; niacinamide; pyridoxine hydrochloride; riboflavin phosphate sodium; thiamine hydrochloride; vitamin a; vitamin e:

Periventricular leukomalacia and drugs with ingredients of ascorbic acid; biotin; cyanocobalamin; dexpanthenol; ergocalciferol; folic acid; niacinamide; pyridoxine hydrochloride; riboflavin phosphate sodium; thiamine hydrochloride; vitamin a; vitamin e (12 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Vitamins:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Periventricular leukomalacia:

Periventricular leukomalacia (47 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Periventricular leukomalacia:

Periventricular leukomalacia (160 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on ascorbic acid; biotin; cyanocobalamin; dexpanthenol; ergocalciferol; folic acid; niacinamide; pyridoxine hydrochloride; riboflavin phosphate sodium; thiamine hydrochloride; vitamin a; vitamin e (the active ingredients of Vitamins) and Vitamins (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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