Homocysteine Related Vitamins and Neuropsychiatric Disorders

Homocysteine Related Vitamins and Neuropsychiatric Disorders / by Christina Bolander-Gouaille, Téodoro Bottiglieri.

During the last 15 years the research on homocysteine and the vitamins involved in its metabolism has become very dynamic. About 1,500 publications on the subject are now published each year. The research has long mainly focused on the association between homocysteine and cardiovascular disease, but...

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Main Authors: Bolander-Gouaille, Christina (Author), Bottiglieri, Téodoro (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris : Springer Paris : Imprint: Springer, 2003.
Edition:1st ed. 2003.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Psychiatry.
Geriatrics.
Neurology .
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Table of Contents:
  • What is Homocysteine?
  • Homocysteine Metabolism
  • How can Homocysteine be Neurotoxic?
  • Why do Homocysteine Levels increase?
  • Neuropsychiatric Conditions associated with Hyperhomocysteinemia
  • Clinical Impact of Enzyme Defects
  • When and how to check Homocysteine Levels?
  • How to interpret the Test Result and how to handle Hyperhomocysteinemia
  • Abbreviations
  • References.

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