Is elevated post-methionine load homocysteinaemia a risk factor for cervical artery dissection? [1]

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 78-79

  Galbussera, A ^a   Tremolizzo, L ^a   Longoni, M ^a   Facheris, M ^a   Tagliabue, E ^a   Appollonio, I ^a   Ferrarese, Carlo ^a  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; FOLIC ACID;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CERVICAL ARTERY DISSECTION; ENDOTHELIUM LESION; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PATHOGENESIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; TREATMENT FAILURE; ADULT; BLOOD; CAROTID ARTERY INJURY; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; UPREGULATION;

ADULT; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL, DISSECTION; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; METHIONINE; RISK FACTORS; UP-REGULATION; VERTEBRAL ARTERY DISSECTION;

EID: 33745228108     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-006-0571-5     Document Type: Letter

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