Lack of association between serum homocysteine level and middle cerebral artery stenosis

ConclusionsThe study indicates a lack of association between serum HCY level and MCA stenosis, which may partially explain the negative results of secondary prevention clinical trials focused on lowering serum HCY level. Future studies on HCY reduction should focus more on primary prevention of ischemic stroke.

Source: Brain and Behavior - June 20, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Haitao Zhou, Chao Huang, Ruihua Liu, Chao Liu, Congmin Ma, Xiangyang Ren Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH Source Type: research