Mini Strokes Linked To Uric Acid Levels

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have found that high normal uric acid (UA) levels may cause barely detectable mini strokes that potentially contribute to mental decline in aging adults.Diet, exercise and drugs like allopurinol (all of which lower UA levels) could eventually be of value in reducing this risk, especially for those with additional risk factors such as diabetes, obesity and hypertension, the researchers say. But they caution that it would be premature to try this now. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Neurology / Neuroscience on October 5th, 2007