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Serum neuron-specific enolase concentrations as a predictor of mortality in children with traumatic brain injury

ŽUREK, Jiří and Michal FEDORA

Basic information

Original name

Serum neuron-specific enolase concentrations as a predictor of mortality in children with traumatic brain injury

Authors

ŽUREK, Jiří (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Michal FEDORA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Česko-slovenská pediatrie, Praha, Česká lékařská společnost J.E.Purkyně, 2011, 0069-2328

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30209 Paediatrics

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14110/11:00052216

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

Keywords in English

neuron-specific enolase; traumatic brain injury; biomarker; children

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Změněno: 3/2/2012 10:51, Mgr. Michal Petr

Abstract

V originále

The aims of this study were the correlations of neuron-specific enolase (NSE) serum levels and mortality, Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) and lenght of hospitalization in children with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Material and method: The study protocol and informed consent were approved by the ethics committee of University Hospital Brno. During the period from May 2007 to October 2009 sixty-three patients with TBI were enrolled into the prospective study. TBI was verified by computerized tomography. Venous blood samples were taken after admission and every 24 h for a maximum of 6 consecutive days. Serum concentrations of neuron-specific enolase were quantified immuno-luminometrically. Six months after the primary injury, the study protocol documented outcome according to the Glasgow Outcome Score. Results: NSE values is significantly higher in patients who died compared to patients who survived. Significantly different dynamics of this protein was only in patients who died while the increase is still noticeable during the first two days. For survivors, the values of this protein decreases from the beginning. At D4 there is a few patients with mild elevation, which, however, does not show as a “second peak” effect in the overall average. In relation to the length of hospitalization does not show any diference. Conclusion: Biomarker neuron-specific enolase may have the potential to be used as quantitative measures of the success of therapy for TBI and might serve as an objective marker of the predictor mortality and outcome.
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