Detecting the level of homocysteine in patients with acute cerebral infarction

Objective To investigate the plasma homocysteine level in patients with acute cerebral infarction and to explore the significances of diagnosis and therapeutic effect,early prevention of acute cerebral infarction.Methods Enzymatic cycle method was applied for detecting plasma homocysteine level of 60 normal subjects and 76 cases of acute cerebral infarction patients before and after treatment.Results Plasma homocysteine level in acute cerebral infarction patient group were higher than that in control group(P0.001),the difference was extremely significant.The homocysteine level decreased significantly in acute cerebral infarction patients after treatment(P0.001).Conclusion Hyperhomocysteine is associated with the occurrence of acute cerebral infarction,and plasma homocysteine levels can be as the aid index for the diagnosis and therapeutic observation to acute cerebral infarction.