| Literature DB >> 9633746 |
M Shinawi1, N Gruener, A Lerner.
Abstract
Carnitine concentrations in CSF, serum, and urine in normal febrile children and children with meningitis, neurologic disorders, and dehydration were studied. Carnitine levels in CSF were 1/10 compared with serum in normal febrile children. These levels increased two- to three-fold in the pathologic conditions studied. Since damage to the blood-brain barrier occurs in these conditions, higher blood-brain barrier permeability might explain CNS carnitine accumulation.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9633746 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.50.6.1869
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurology ISSN: 0028-3878 Impact factor: 9.910