Correlation between Hyperhomocysteinemia and Common Carotid Artery Intima media Thickness in Carbamazepine treated Epileptic patients using Ultrasonography

Authors

  • Shazia Bano Bolan Medical College, Quetta
  • Nudrat Anwar Zuberi
  • Syed Munawar Alam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.12982

Keywords:

Endothelial dysfunction, Epilepsy, Homocysteine, Monotherapy, Seizures.

Abstract

Objective: The objective was to assess the role of homocysteine in the development of atherosclerosis in common carotid artery in the carbamazepine treated epileptic patients.

Methods: This study was conducted in the Department of Biochemistry, Basic Medical Sciences Institute (BMSI), Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC), Karachi. Three hundred individuals, aged 34

Author Biography

Shazia Bano, Bolan Medical College, Quetta

Biochemistry Department

Assistant Professor

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Published

2017-10-20

How to Cite

Bano, S., Zuberi, N. A., & Alam, S. M. (2017). Correlation between Hyperhomocysteinemia and Common Carotid Artery Intima media Thickness in Carbamazepine treated Epileptic patients using Ultrasonography. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 33(5). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.12982

Issue

Vol. 33 No. 5 (2017): September – October 2017

Section

Original Articles