Lack of correlation between plasma homocysteine levels and cerebral microangiopathy in patients with transient ischemic attacks;Ausencia de correlacion entre homocisteina plasmatica y microangiopatia cerebral en pacientes con ataque isquemico transitorio

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 606-609

  Alvarez Sabin J ^a  

^a Servicio de Neurología   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cerebral microangiopathy; Hyperhomocysteinemia; Leucoaraiosis; Transient ischemic attack

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN CIRCULATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; LEUKOARAIOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROANGIOPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; THROMBOSIS; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; WHITE MATTER; BLOOD; BRAIN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0034169866     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.3007.2000029     Document Type: Article

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