Homocysteine plasma levels in patients with migraine with aura

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Moschiano, Franca ^a   D'Amico, Domenico ^b   Usai, Susanna ^b   Grazzi, Licia ^b   Di Stefano, Maria ^a   Ciusani, Emilio ^b   Erba, Nicoletta ^a   Bussone, Gennaro ^b  

^a A MANZONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Homocysteine; Hyperhomocysteinaemia; Migraine with aura (MA); Stroke

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE WITH AURA; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE WITH AURA;

EID: 45249095834     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-008-0917-2     Document Type: Article

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