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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 84:F90-F91 doi:10.1136/fn.84.2.F90
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Brain specific proteins in posthaemorrhagic ventricular dilatation

Table 1

Median (ranges) for cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of brain specific proteins

PHVD − parenchymal lesion PHVD + parenchymal lesion p Value
n 7 11
NFL (ng/l) 2563 (713–107000) 36446 (1846–168000) 0.02
GFAP (ng/l) 24849 (6808–67326) 196500 (15041–1100000) 0.002
S-100 (μg/l) 3.56 (2.19–9.73) 9.85 (2.19–36) 0.036
PHVD PHVD p Value
normal at 12 months disability at 12 months
n 7 11
NFL (ng/l) 2563 (713–107000) 38092 (1846–168000) 0.0154
GFAP (ng/l) 24849 (6808–67236) 196500 (15041– 1100000) 0.002
S-100 (μg/l) 3.56 (2.19–9.73) 9.85 (2.19–36) 0.036
PHVD no shunt PHVD shunt or dead p Value
n 6 12
NFL (ng/l) 22093 (1448–168000) 7622 (713–88168) 0.437
GFAP (ng/l) 58797 (10354–154000) 149250 (6808–1100000) 0.291
S-100 (μg/l) 4.78 (2.19–19) 8.76 (2.19–36) 0.30
  • Normal preterm control: NFL, median (range) 125 (<125–138) ng/l (n = 4); GFAP, mean (SD) 106 (15–362) ng/l (n = 17); S-100, median (range) 0.82 (0.39–1.09) μg/l (n = 4). p Values obtained using the Mann-Whitney U test.

  • PHVD, posthaemorrhagic ventricular dilatation; NFL, neurofilament triplet protein; GFAP, glial fibrillary acid protein.

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