title: Serum neuron-specific enolase levels after subarachnoid hemorrhage.
abstract: We examined serum levels of neuron-specific enolase by enzyme immunoassay in 29 patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage due to ruptured cerebral aneurysm. Serum neuron-specific enolase levels were significantly higher in patients with a poor neurological status than in patients with a good neurological status on admission, and the greater the amount of subarachnoid blood, the higher the serum neuron-specific enolase level. Patients with a good outcome had low serum neuron-specific enolase levels throughout their courses. Serum neuron-specific enolase levels increased with development of delayed ischemic neurological deficits and, especially in poor outcome patients, high levels persisted until 3 weeks after the subarachnoid hemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Nagoya City University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mabe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mase
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Umemura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nagai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase / Q000097:blood*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000209:etiology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase