Why the study?
Are serum homocysteine levels higher in Chinese patients with ischemic stroke and its TOAST subtypes compared to controls?
Are serum homocysteine levels higher in Chinese patients with ischemic stroke and its TOAST subtypes compared to controls?
Serum homocysteine levels are significantly elevated in Chinese patients with ischemic stroke and its TOAST subtypes, suggesting it may be a risk factor.
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Elevated homocysteine may mark higher stroke risk in Chinese patients; extends associations across TOAST subtypes but needs prospective confirmation.
Zhang et al. (2020) studied this question.
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