Acute multiple brain infarction in large-artery atherosclerosis is associated with hyperhomocyst(e)inemia

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 243-247

  Yokote, H ^a,b   Shiraishi, A ^a   Shintani, S ^a   Shiigai, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute multiple brain infarction; Embolism; Homocyst(e)ine; Large artery atherosclerosis; Small vessel disease

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HOMOCYSTEINE;

AGED; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTINURIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE PATIENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN INFARCTION; COHORT STUDIES; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 34548513058     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2007.00873.x     Document Type: Article

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