What is the role of cerebrospinal fluid ferritin in the diagnosis of subarachnoid haemorrhage in computed tomography-negative patients? | Zendy

Ian D. Watson | Zendy; Robert Beetham | Zendy; Michael FahieWilson | Zendy; Ian Holbrook | Zendy; Daniel M. O’Connell | Zendy

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What is the role of cerebrospinal fluid ferritin in the diagnosis of subarachnoid haemorrhage in computed tomography-negative patients?

Author(s) -

Ian D. Watson,

Robert Beetham,

Michael FahieWilson,

Ian Holbrook,

Daniel M. O’Connell

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

annals of clinical biochemistry international journal of laboratory medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.6

H-Index - 80

eISSN - 1758-1001

pISSN - 0004-5632

DOI - 10.1258/acb.2007.007043

Subject(s) - subarachnoid haemorrhage , cerebrospinal fluid , computed tomography , medicine , subarachnoid hemorrhage , radiology , pathology , surgery , aneurysm

Spectrophotometry of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for bilirubin is the recommended method for investigation in suspected cases of subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH), when a computed tomography (CT) of the head is negative for blood. There is a potential need for a simpler alternative. Measurement of CSF ferritin might fulfil this need.

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