Homocysteine in Alzheimer disease and vascular dementia

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages 195-200

  Gallucci, M ^a,c   Zanardo, A ^a,b   De Valentin, L ^a,b   Vianello, A ^a  

^a CA FONCELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b ARGel   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease (AD); HPLC method; Hyperhomocysteinemia; Nutritional status; Vascular dementia (VD)

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; ALBUMINOID;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HOMOCYSTINURIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOSPITALIZATION; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; METABOLISM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALBUMINS; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 5444225765     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2004.04.027     Document Type: Article

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