Homocysteine levels and cardiovascular disease in migraine with aura

Journal of Headache and Pain

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 62-66

  Ferraris, Eleonora ^a   Marzocchi, Nadia ^a   Brovia, Daria ^a   Castellana, Carmela N ^a   Pini, Luigi A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aura; Cardiovascular risk; Hyperhomocysteinemia; Migraine

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE;

ADULT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MIGRAINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0042355360     PISSN: 11292369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10194-003-0032-y     Document Type: Article

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