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Bollela,V.R.; Frigieri,G.; Vilar,F.C.; Spavieri Jr,D.L.; Tallarico,F.J.; Tallarico,G.M.; Andrade,R.A.P.; de Haes,T.M.; Takayanagui,O.M.; Catai,A.M.; Mascarenhas,S.. |
Mortality and adverse neurologic sequelae from HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis (HIV-CM) remains high due to raised intracranial pressure (ICP) complications. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) high opening pressure occurs in more than 50% of HIV-CM patients. Repeated lumbar puncture with CSF drainage and external lumbar drainage might be required in the management of these patients. Usually, there is a high grade of uncertainty and the basis for clinical decisions regarding ICP hypertension tends to be from clinical findings (headache, nausea and vomiting), a low Glasgow coma scale score, and/or fundoscopic papilledema. Significant neurological decline can occur if elevated CSF pressures are inadequately managed. Various treatment strategies to address... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/report |
Palavras-chave: Brain diseases; Intracranial hypertension; AIDS-related opportunistic infections; Cryptococcus neoformans; Monitoring. |
Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2017000900501 |
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Lima,J.E.; Takayanagui,O.M.; Garcia,L.V.; Leite,J.P.. |
Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) is a glycolytic enzyme present almost exclusively in neurons and neuroendocrine cells. NSE levels in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) are assumed to be useful to estimate neuronal injury and clinical outcome of patients with serious clinical manifestations such as those observed in stroke, head injury, anoxic encephalopathy, encephalitis, brain metastasis, and status epilepticus. We compared levels of NSE in serum (sNSE) and in CSF (cNSE) among four groups: patients with meningitis (N = 11), patients with encephalic injuries associated with impairment of consciousness (ENC, N = 7), patients with neurocysticercosis (N = 25), and normal subjects (N = 8). Albumin was determined in serum and CSF samples, and the albumin quotient was used... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Neuronal damage; Neuron-specific enolase; Cerebrospinal fluid; Albumin quotient. |
Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004000100003 |
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