Dynamics of glial fibrillary acidic protein during traumatic brain injury in children

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 854-859

  Žurek, Jiří ^a   Fedora, Michal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRNO   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

brain injury; children; Glial fibrillary acidic protein; outcome

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVOR; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80054032987     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182140c8c     Document Type: Article

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