| Literature DB >> 843243 |
M Kaste, H Somer, A Konttinen.
Abstract
Acute brain damage-cerebrovascular or cardiovascular, traumatic or infectious-released brain-type isoenzyme of creatine kinase (BB-CK) into the circulation within a few hours in 16 of 62 patients (26%). Occurrence of BB-CK was transient in the serum. BB-CK activity was found in the peripheral blood in 13 of 23 patients with diffuse brain damage compared to three of 39 patients with a local cerebrovascular accident (P less than .0005). The mortality of patients having BB-CK in their serum was 63% compared to 39% of those without BB-CK activity in their serum (P less than .05).Entities:
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Year: 1977 PMID: 843243 DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1977.00500150028004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Neurol ISSN: 0003-9942