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ArticleYonsei medical journal2012

Serum and cerebrospinal fluid neuron-specific enolase for diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis.

Tae-Jin Song, Young-Chul Choi, Kyung-Yul Lee, Won-Joo Kim

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Article in Yonsei medical journal, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Serum enolase-2, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and serum cholesterol in smear-positive drug-naïve pulmonary tuberculosis.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2017
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tae-Jin SongDepartment of Neurology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 211 Eonju-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea.
Young-Chul Choi
Kyung-Yul Lee
Won-Joo Kim
Yonsei University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeLate diagnosis and treatment lead to high mortality and poor prognosis in tuberculous meningitis (TbM). A rapid and accurate diagnosis is necessary for a good prognosis. Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) has been investigated as a biochemical marker of nervous tissue damage. In the present study, the usefulness of NSE was evaluated, and a cut-off value for the differential diagnosis of TbM was proposed. MATERIALS AND

methodsPatient charts were reviewed for levels of serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) NSE, obtained from a diagnostic CSF study of samples in age- and gender-matched TbM (n=15), aseptic meningitis (n=28) and control (n=37) patients.

resultsCSF/serum NSE ratio was higher in the TbM group than those of the control and aseptic groups (p=0.001). In binary logistic regression, CSF white blood cell count and CSF/serum NSE ratio were significant factors for diagnosis of TbM. When the cut-off value of the CSF/serum NSE ratio was 1.21, the sensitivity was 86.7% and the specificity was 75.4%.

conclusionThe CSF/serum NSE ratio could be a useful parameter for the early diagnosis of TbM. In addition, the authors of the present study suggest a cut-off value of 1.21 for CSF/serum NSE ratio.

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AdultCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPhosphopyruvate HydrataseTuberculosis, MeningealPhosphopyruvate Hydratase

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PMCPMC3481374
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