The Relationship Between Homocysteine and Manifestation of Parkinson's Disease Patients

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age40+
SponsorAssiut University

About this trial

* The aim of the current study is to investigate the association between blood homocysteine level and motor as well as cognitive manifestation of PD patients in Assiut governorate. * Secondary goal is to investigate the association between levels of serum ferritin, iron as well as acute phase proteins (fibrinogen, D-dimer, CRP) and manifestation of PD.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

1-Inpatients or outpatients from the clinic of movement disorders of neuropsychiatry hospital of Assiut university 2-The age group of the patients is those above 40 years

Disqualifiers

1-Secondary parkinsonism associated with specific causes such as infections, medication-induced, poisoning, cerebral arteriosclerosis, and trauma 2-Parkinsonism accompanied by other neurodegenerative disease ( specifically multiple syste atrophy, progressive supranuclear palsy, and dementia with Lewy bodies).

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Not listed

Trial groups

44 Participants
are grouped into 2 trial groups

Locations

This trial has no locations

Sponsors and collaborators