Association between total plasma homocysteine level and cognitive functions in elderly Egyptian subjects

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 332, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 86-91

  Allam, Mahmoud ^a   Fahmy, Ebtesam ^a   Elatti, Sahar Abd ^a   Amer, Hanan ^a   Abo Krysha, Noha ^a   El Sawy, Engy ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognitive function; MCI; Normal aged Egyptians; Plasma homocysteine; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HOMOCYSTEINE;

AGE; AGED; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL DEMENTIA RATING; COGNITION; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EGYPT; FEMALE; GENDER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LIPID ANALYSIS; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGING; COGNITIVE FUNCTION; MCI; NORMAL AGED EGYPTIANS; PLASMA HOMOCYSTEINE; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGING; BASILAR ARTERY; COGNITION DISORDERS; EGYPT; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 84881475182     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2013.06.023     Document Type: Article

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