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Plasma homocysteine and risk of coexisting silent brain infarction in Alzheimer's disease.
Neuro-degenerative diseases - 1 Jan 2005
Matsui Toshifumi, Nemoto Miyako, Maruyama Masahiro, Yuzuriha Takefumi, Yao Hiroshi, Tanji Haruko, Ootsuki Mari, Tomita Naoki, Matsushita Sachio, Higuchi Susumu, Yoshida Yo-ichi, Seki Takashi, Iwasaki Koh, Furukawa Katsutoshi, Arai Hiroyuki
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BACKGROUND: Cerebrovascular disease is common in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Elevated plasma homocysteine (pHcy) levels are reported to be associated with an increased risk of poor cognition and dementia. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether high pHcy levels are associated with an increased risk of coex...
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