Homocysteine and cognitive performance in healthy elderly subjects

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages 349-357

  Ravaglia, G ^a   Forti, P ^a   Maioli, F ^a   Scali, R C ^b   Saccheitti, L ^a   Talerico, T ^a   Mantovani, V ^a   Bianchin, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b RSA Villa Ranuzzi   (Italy)

^c Local Health Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Cross sectional study; Detection of cognitive impairment; Phonemic word fluency; Plasma total homocysteine; Psychometric tests

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; PYRIDOXINE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC BATTERY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH ARTICULATION; SPEECH DISORDER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL MEMORY; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; LINGUISTICS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHONETICS; PSYCHOMETRY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHONETICS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 6; VOCABULARY;

EID: 3042553995     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2004.04.045     Document Type: Article

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