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Homocysteine plasma levels in patients with migraine with aura

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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.

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  1. L. Mandic Hospital, Via L. Mandic 1, Merate (LC), Italy

    Franca Moschiano

  2. Headache Centre Merate Hospital, A.O. “Ospedale di Lecco”, Lecco, Italy

    Franca Moschiano & Maria Di Stefano

  3. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Merate Hospital — A.O. “Ospedale di Lecco”, Lecco, Italy

    Nicoletta Erba

  4. Headache Centre, Neurological Institute C. Besta IRCCS, Milan, Italy

    Domenico D’Amico, Susanna Usai, Licia Grazzi, Emilio Ciusani & Gennaro Bussone

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Moschiano, F., D’Amico, D., Usai, S. et al. Homocysteine plasma levels in patients with migraine with aura. Neurol Sci 29 (Suppl 1), 173–175 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-008-0917-2

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