Relación entre la hiperhomocisteinemia plasmática y la enfermedad cerebrovascular de pequeños vasos en el servicio de neurología del Hospital Almenara-Essalud, Lima. Relationship between hyperhomocysteinemia and cerebrovascular disease of small vessels in the Neurology Department of Hospital Almenara-EsSalud, Lima.

SUMMARY Objectives: Hyperhomocysteinemia has been described as a risk factor for coronary disease and ischemic stroke. The aim of this paper is to determine the association between hyperhomocisteinemia and ischemic stroke caused by small vessels disease (SVD) in a group of non-cardioembolic stroke patients. Material and methods: One hundred and one clinical records of stroke patients admitted during 5 months were included. Stroke patients with a cardioembolic etiology were excluded. Stroke was classified into infarctions due to SVD and other non-cardioembolic infarctions (non-SVD) by using Adams criteria. We compared the levels of serum homocysteine between both groups using