Correlations between folate, b12, Homocysteine Levels, and Radiological Markers of Neuropathology in Elderly Post-Stroke Patients

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 272-278

  Yang, L K ^a   Wong, K C ^a   Wu, M Y ^b   Liao, S L ^a   Kuo, C S ^b   Huang, R F S ^b  

^a CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Brain atrophy; Dietary intake; Elderly post stroke patient; Folate; Homocysteine; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAIN; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; ADULT; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN DAMAGE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE MARKER; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STROKE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRES; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 34547169987     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2007.10719611     Document Type: Article

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