link between homocysteine and dementia

April 2002

There's evidence of a link between homocysteine and dementia.

Homocysteine is a by-product of protein metabolism. Too much is thought to be toxic to the vascular wall...leading to atherosclerosis.

That might explain why patients with high levels of homocysteine seem to have a higher risk of MI and stroke.

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