Arch Neurol Chicago
-
Arch Neurol Chicago · Nov 1999
Comparative StudyCerebrospinal fluid creatine kinase-BB isoenzyme activity and outcome after subarachnoid hemorrhage.
The brain is rich in creatine kinase-BB isoenzyme activity (CK-BB), which is not normally present in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Results of previous studies have shown that CK-BB can be detected in the CSF of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), but whether CK-BB levels correlate with patients' neurologic outcomes is unknown. ⋯ The level of CSF CK-BB may help predict neurologic outcome after SAH.