Biochemical markers in acute ischemic stroke.

Autor: Hill, Michael D., Jackowski, George, Bayer, Neville, Lawrence, Mitzi, Jaeschke, Roman
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Zdroj: Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ); 4/18/2000, Vol. 162 Issue 8, p1139-1140, 2p, 1 Chart
Abstrakt: Advocates the use of biochemical tests to diagnose ischemic stroke. Clinical trial testing a panel of biochemical markers that include neuron-specific enolase (NSE) and myelin basic protein (MBP) in blood samples of acute ischemic stroke patients; Results of elevated levels of NSE in patients; Conclusion that confirms that brain proteins are released into the blood following a stroke.
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