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ArticleAnnals of geriatric medicine and research2024

Elevated Homocysteine Level and Brain Atrophy Changes as Markers to Screen the Alzheimer Disease: Case Series.

Ram Prakash Sah, C S Vidya, Pratibha Pereira, Shubha Jayaram, Anshu Kumar Yadav, P Sujatha

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Article in Annals of geriatric medicine and research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ram Prakash SahDepartment of Anatomy, JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysore, India.
C S VidyaDepartment of Anatomy, JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysore, India.
Pratibha PereiraDepartment of Geriatric Medicine, JSS Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysore, India.
Shubha JayaramDepartment of Biochemistry, Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, Mysore, India.
Anshu Kumar YadavDepartment of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysore, India.
P SujathaDepartment of Biochemistry, JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysore, India.
JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research · INMysore Medical College · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia worldwide. Its clinical manifestations include a progressive loss of memory and other cognitive domains, as well as brain atrophy. An elevated homocysteine level (>15 µmol/L), known as hyperhomocysteinemia, is also an attributing risk factor for AD, vascular pathologies, and brain atrophy. Neuroimaging studies including T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging scans revealed white matter hyperintensities in the periventricular and deep white matter, enlarged ventricles, widened sulci, and decreased white matter mass, which are features of aging, as well as cerebrovascular changes. This case series investigated changes in biochemical marker levels including serum homocysteine, folate, and vitamin B12, and the degree of atrophic variations in cortical-subcortical white matter in AD. The present study hypothesized that serum homocysteine levels might be used as a surrogate marker to screen for AD at an earlier stage.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAtrophyBiomarkersBrainHomocysteineMagnetic Resonance ImagingAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleFolic AcidHumansHyperhomocysteinemiaMaleMiddle AgedVitamin B 12White MatterBiomarkersFolic AcidHomocysteineVitamin B 12Alzheimer's diseaseBrain atrophyHomocysteineVitamin B12

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