Cerebrospinal fluid glutamine levels and EEG findings in patients with hepatic encephalopathy.
The cerebrospinal fluid glutamine level was determined and an electro-encephalogram was made at roughly the same time in 41 patients on 55 occasions. A modified electro-encephalographic grading for practical use was introduced, because the classical electroencephalographic grading described by PARSONS-SMITH et al. (1957) does not apply to patients in deep coma. A significant correlation was found between the natural logarithms of cerebrospinal fluid glutamine levels and the electro-encephalic grade. In combination, these parameters provide valuable diagnostic and prognostic information in hepatic encephalopathy, and each can serve separately for follow-up purposes.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005973:Glutamine / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012151:Resuscitation
D005973:Glutamine