Folate lowers hyperhomocysteinemia. A new approach of prevention and treatment of alcoholism associated disorders;Folsäure gegen hyperhomocysteinämie. Ein neuer ansatz zur prävention und therapie alkoholismus-bedingter störungen?

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Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 425-430

  Bleich, S ^a   Loffelholz K ^b   Kornhuber, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol withdrawal therapy; Alcoholism; B12; Brain atrophy; Folate; Homocysteine

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SEIZURE;

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL SEIZURES; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLISM; FOLIC ACID; HEMATINICS; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 2642558620     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00115-003-1606-2     Document Type: Review

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