Homocysteine plasma levels in patients with migraine with aura.
We investigated homocysteine plasma levels in 136 MA sufferers and in 117 sex-and age-matched controls. Mean homocysteine plasma levels - as well as the proportion of subjects with hyperhomocysteinaemia - were significantly higher in patients with MA than in healthy controls. Hyperhomocysteinaemia may be a link between MA and ischaemic stroke.
Moschiano
Franca
F
L. Mandic Hospital, Via L. Mandic 1, Merate (LC), Italy. f.moschiano@ospedale.lecco.it
D'Amico
Domenico
D
Usai
Susanna
S
Grazzi
Licia
L
Di Stefano
Maria
M
Ciusani
Emilio
E
Erba
Nicoletta
N
Bussone
Gennaro
G
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006710:Homocysteine / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020325:Migraine with Aura / Q000097:blood*
D006710:Homocysteine