Toxic levels of ammonia in human brain abscess.

Dahlberg, Daniel; Ivanovic, Jugoslav; Hassel, Bjørnar

Dahlberg, Daniel; Ivanovic, Jugoslav; Hassel, Bjørnar.

Affiliation

Dahlberg D; Departments of 1 Neurosurgery and.
Ivanovic J; Departments of 1 Neurosurgery and.
Hassel B; Complex Neurology and Neurohabilitation, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo; and.

J Neurosurg ; 124(3): 854-60, 2016 Mar.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26274996

Subject(s)

Ammonia/metabolism; Brain Abscess/metabolism; Brain Abscess/microbiology; Brain Edema/etiology; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections/diagnosis; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections/metabolism; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Amino Acids/metabolism; Brain Abscess/diagnosis; Brain Edema/metabolism; Child, Preschool; Cohort Studies; Female; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections/complications; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Staphylococcus aureus; Streptococcus intermedius; Young Adult

Key words

GABA = g-aminobutyric acid; GSH = glutathione, reduced form; HPLC = high-performance liquid chromatography; OD600 = optical density at 600 nm; amino acids; ammonia; brain abscess; cerebrospinal fluid; infection; lactate

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Brain Abscess / Brain Edema / Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Ammonia Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: J Neurosurg Year: 2016 Document type: Article Country of publication: United States

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