What is the role of cerebrospinal fluid ferritin in the diagnosis of subarachnoid haemorrhage in computed tomography-negative patients?

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 189-192

  Watson, Ian D ^a   Beetham, Robert ^b   Fahie Wilson, Michael N ^c   Holbrook, Ian B ^d   O'Connell, Daniel M ^a  

^a WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHEND HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d YORK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

FERRITINS; HUMANS; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 44249084653     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2007.007043     Document Type: Article

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