High levels of serum uric acid are associated with silent brain infarction

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 297, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 6-10

  Heo, Sung Hyuk ^a   Lee, Seung Hoon ^b  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Silent brain infarction; Stroke; Uric acid

Indexed keywords

URIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SILENT BRAIN INFARCTION; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN; BRAIN INFARCTION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; URIC ACID;

EID: 77956657765     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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