Association between Plasma Homocysteine Concentrations and Acute Cerebral Infarctron

Objective To study the relations between plasma homocysteine (Hcy) and cerebral infarction.Methods 73 cerebral infarction patients were divided into two subgroups:large infarction (27),small infarction (46).The relations between Hcy and hypertension,diabetes,blood lipid,sex,age,the size of cerebral infarction,vitaminB 12, serum folic acid were analyzed.Results Relations between Hcy and hypertension,diabetes,blood lipid,sex,age were not significant.There were correlations between Hcy and the size of cerebral infarction.Negative correlation was found between Hcy and the level of vitaminB 12 and serum folic acid. Conclusion Plasma Hcy level had a close correspondence with the size of cerebral infarction.It suggested that high level of Hcy may be the risk factor of carotid atherescleretic cerebral infarction.