Abstract:
:Lumbar CSF concentrations of homovanillic acid (HVA) and 5-hydroxyindole-acetic acid (5HIAA) have been determined in ten patients suffering from chronic brain post-traumatic syndromes, at various length of time after the brain trauma. Lower concentrations of HVA (mean 21 +/- 14 mug/ml) compared to controls (mean 46 +/- 10 mug/ml) was observed in 7 cases; 5HIAA levels were within normal values. The 5HIAA/HVA ratio (1.59 +/- 0.66) was significantly higher (p less than 0.001) than the one recorded in controls (0.66 +/- 0.10). Monitoring of lumbar HVA and 5HIAA over time, before, during and after L-dopa treatment, revealed interesting correlations between modification of clinical picture and the levels of monoamines acid metabolites. The data indicate a profound alteration of brain monoamines in chronic syndromes following a severe head injury and suggest that measurements of lumbar HVA and 5HIAA in these patients may be of euristic and diagnostic value.
journal_name
Eur Neuroljournal_title
European neurologyauthors
Bareggi SR,Porta M,Selenati A,Assael BM,Calderini G,Collice M,Rossanda M,Morselli PLdoi
10.1159/000114709keywords:
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1975-01-01 00:00:00pages
528-44issue
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0014-3022issn
1421-9913journal_volume
13pub_type
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journal_title:European neurology
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更新日期:1981-01-01 00:00:00
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