title: [Homovanillic (HVA) and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic (5-HIAA) acid concentration in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with supratentorial tumors and symptoms of intracranial hypertension (preliminary report)].
abstract: In 14 patients with supratentorial tumours and symptoms of intracranial hypertension the concentrations of HVA and 5-HIAA were determined in cerebrospinal fluid obtained by lumbar tap. Significantly raised levels of both these metabolites were demonstrated in the cerebrospinal fluid in these patients in relation to controls. The cause of this rise could be excessive production of serotonin or dopamine, increased turnover of these amines or impaired absorption of 5-HIAA and HVA by the choroid plexus of the fourth ventricle.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006719:Homovanillic Acid / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D006801:Humans; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010648:Phenylacetates / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D010648:Phenylacetates; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid; D006719:Homovanillic Acid
vernacular_title: Stezenie kwasu homowanilinowego (HVA) i kwasu 5-hydroksyindolooctowego (5-HIAA) w płynie mózgowo-rdzeniowym u chorych z guzami nadnamiotowymi i objawami nadciśnienia śródczaszkowego. Doniesienie wstepne.