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Haptoglobin 2-2 Genotype Is Associated With Cerebral Salt Wasting Syndrome in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
Neurosurgery - 1 Jan 2016
Murthy Santosh B, Caplan Justin, Levy Andrew P, Pradilla Gustavo, Moradiya Yogesh, Schneider Eric B, Shalom Hadar, Ziai Wendy C, Tamargo Rafael J, Nyquist Paul A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Haptoglobin (Hp) genotype has been shown to be a predictor of clinical outcomes in subarachnoid hemorrhage. Cerebral salt wasting (CSW) has been suggested to precede the development of symptomatic vasospasm. OBJECTIVE: To determine if Hp genotype was associated with CSW and subsequent vasospasm after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. METHODS: Hp genotypic determination was done for patients admitted...
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