Open AccessMinimal hippocampal width relates to plasma homocysteine in community-dwelling older people
Author(s) -
John Williams
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/31.6.440
Subject(s) - homocysteine , hippocampal formation , medicine , plasma homocysteine , hippocampus , atrophy , dementia , cognition , alzheimer's disease , gerontology , cardiology , disease , psychiatry
The hippocampus is important for memory. Hippocampal atrophy and higher levels of homocysteine may both predict cognitive dysfunction in community-dwelling older people. We tested if higher homocysteine relates to hippocampal thinning in this group.
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