Hyperhomocysteinemia as a risk factor for central retinal vein thrombosis in a young patient;Hiperhomocistinemia como un factor de riesgo para la trombosis de la vena central de la retina en un paciente joven

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 441-443

  Cabezas León, Ma Mercedes ^a,b   Garcia Montero M R ^a   Morente Matas, P ^a  

^a HOSPITAL VIRGEN DE LA SALUD   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Central retinal vein thrombosis; Cerebral ischemia; Hyperhomocysteinemia

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MALE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0242558321     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.3705.2002594     Document Type: Article

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