Plasma homocysteine and cognitive decline in older hypertensive subjects

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1607-1615

  Narayan, Sunil K ^a   Saxby, Brian K ^a   Firbank, Michael J ^a   O'Brien, John T ^a   Harrington, Frances ^a   McKeith, Ian G ^a   Hansrani, Monica ^b   Stansby, Gerard ^a   Ford, Gary A ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cerebrovascular disease; cognition; folate; immunoassay; vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CANDESARTAN; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE;

AGED; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL TEST; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; WORKING MEMORY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 80455150003     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610211000779     Document Type: Article

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