A case of young adult presenting with cerebral infarction caused by homocystinuria

Brain and Nerve

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 781-784

  Suzuki, Kei ^a   Murakami, Kensuke ^a   Tomita, Takahiro ^a   Suzuki, Yasuhiro ^a   Takahashi, Noboru ^a   Kurahashi, Kozo ^a   Ohura, Toshihiro ^b   Nishijima, Michiharu ^a  

^a AOMORI PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Homocystinuria; Hyperhomocysteinemia; Juvenile cerebral infarction; Newborn screening

Indexed keywords

CYSTATHIONINE BETA SYNTHASE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HOMOCYSTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTINURIA; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; NEWBORN SCREENING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTINURIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 7944222021     PISSN: 00068969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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