title: [Postburn change in the plasma level of neuron specific enolase in burned patients with cerebral malfunction].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the relationship between the change in neuron specific enolase (NSE) and brain malfunction in burned patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  The serum samples of 11 burned patients with brain dysfunction were collected for the development of the serum level of neuron specific enolase with radioimmunoassay, and the correlation between condition of systemic inflammation and the levels of neuron specific enolase was assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The level of NSE in burn patients with cerebral malfunction was obviously higher than that in control, and the level was correlated with the systemic inflammation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The change in the level of serum NSE could reflect the damage degree of central nervous system to some extent.
authors.affiliation: Burns Center. Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Guang-qing
authors.initials: GQ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhen-guo
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Shi-chu
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Zhao-fan
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Xia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000201:enzymology*; D002056:Burns / Q000201:enzymology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase / Q000097:blood*; D018746:Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase