Hyperhomocysteinemia and Vitamin B12 deficiency as a risk factor for ischemic stroke: A case–control study from Northwestern India
BACKGROUND: Vitamin B12 (B12) deficiency, by virtue of causing hyperhomocysteinemia (HHC), may be implicated as an acquired risk factor of ischemic stroke (IS), which is also easily modifiable. There is a scarcity of data from India regarding the prevalence of B12 deficiency in IS patients. OBJECTIV...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijournalhs.org/article.asp?issn=2542-6214;year=2018;volume=11;issue=3;spage=228;epage=233;aulast=Kumawat |