Early immunological defects in comatose patients after acute brain injury

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 706-711

  Wolach, B ^a   Sazbon, L ^a   Gavrieli, R ^a   Broda, A ^a   Schlesinger, M ^a  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Head injury; Immune system; Infection; Vegetative state

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1Q; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PROPERDIN; SUPEROXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CELLULAR IMMUNODEFICIENCY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLEMENT ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOLOGY; INFECTION; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISRAEL; LABORATORY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PHAGOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; T LYMPHOCYTE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0034859509     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2001.94.5.0706     Document Type: Article

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