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Jugular venous and arterial concentrations of serum S-100B protein in patients with severe head injury: a pilot study.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9854976     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The objective of this study was to analyse the temporal course of the jugular venous-arterial gradient of S-100B protein after severe head injury and the correlation between the absolute concentrations of serum S-100B protein and outcome, CT findings, and clinical variables. Fifteen patients were included in this pilot study. All patients were treated according to a standard therapy protocol targeted to maintain cerebral perfusion pressure. The serum concentration of S-100 protein was measured daily for five consecutive days after injury by a monoclonal two site immunoluminometric assay. Nine patients showed favourable and six unfavourable outcome after 6 months with a mortality rate of 33% (five patients). The mean gradient between jugular venous and arterial blood was 8.2% (p<0.05). Patients showing an unfavourable outcome had significantly higher jugular venous or arterial S-100 values compared with those with a favourable outcome (jugular venous S-100B 2.78 microg/l v 1.22 microg/l, p<0.05; arterial S-100B 2.48 microg/l v 1.19 microg/l, p<0.05). All patients with an initial or secondary increase in S-100B value of >2 microg/l were found to have an unfavourable outcome. S-100B was found to be an independent predictor of outcome after severe head injury. The persisting increase of S-100B for three to five days even in patients with favourable outcome and no signs of secondary insults might reflect continuing damage to the blood-brain barrier or ongoing glial cell death.
Authors:
A Raabe; D K Menon; S Gupta; M Czosnyka; J D Pickard
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry     Volume:  65     ISSN:  0022-3050     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr.     Publication Date:  1998 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-01-07     Completed Date:  1999-01-07     Revised Date:  2008-11-20    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985191R     Medline TA:  J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  930-2     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, Addenbrookes Hospital, University of Cambridge, England. araa@server3.medizin.uni-leipzig.de
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Blood Proteins / analysis*
Blood-Brain Barrier
Cell Death
Craniocerebral Trauma / diagnosis*
Female
Glasgow Coma Scale
Humans
Jugular Veins / physiology*
Male
Pilot Projects
Predictive Value of Tests
Protein S / analysis*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Blood Proteins; 0/Protein S

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