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Observational studyEuropean journal of neurology2025

Cerebrospinal fluid red blood cells and total protein are associated with clinical outcome in spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Klaus Berek, Anna Lindner, Philipp Kindl, Franziska Di Pauli, Alois J Schiefecker, Bettina Pfausler, Raimund Helbok, Florian Deisenhammer, Ronny Beer, Verena Rass and 1 more

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Observational study in European journal of neurology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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11 authors.

Klaus BerekDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-2755-2043
Anna LindnerDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-0622-8033
Philipp KindlDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Franziska Di PauliDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-6183-2394
Alois J SchiefeckerDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Bettina PfauslerDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Raimund HelbokDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Florian DeisenhammerDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-4541-8841
Ronny BeerDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Verena RassDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Harald HegenDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-2833-6337

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposePrognostication in patients with spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) can be challenging. The aim of this study was to assess whether cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) red blood cell (RBC) count and total protein (TP) concentration are associated with SAH prognosis.

methodsPatients with SAH treated at the neurological intensive care unit (ICU) in Innsbruck were included in this real-world, observational study. Longitudinal CSF samples were collected as part of routine diagnostics. RBC count and CSF TP at the time of admission (RBC

resultsA total of 183 SAH patients with a female predominance (69%), a median (interquartile range [IQR]) age of 60 (50-70) years and median (IQR) Hunt and Hess score of 4 (3-5) were included. Multivariable analyses revealed that lower values of RBC

conclusionsLow CSF RBC counts and TP concentrations were associated with good functional outcome and ICU survival in a real-world cohort of SAH patients requiring external ventricular drainage.

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Subarachnoid HemorrhageAgedCerebrospinal Fluid ProteinsErythrocyte CountErythrocytesFemaleHumansIntensive Care UnitsMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisCerebrospinal Fluid Proteinscerebrospinal fluidprognosisred blood cellssubarachnoid hemorrhagetotal protein

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PMCPMC11622267

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