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Creatine kinase brain isoenzyme (CK-BB) was determined in cerebrospinal fluid of 150 neonates by a newly developed immunoenzymatic assay. Newborns with a documented neurologic disorder (intraventricular hemorrhage, postasphyxial encephalopathy, central nervous system infection, or persistent periventricular intraparenchymal echodensities) showed markedly higher concentrations of immunoreactive CK-BB than did the normal newborns or those with subarachnoid hemorrhage. In neonates with seizures the data suggest that the underlying neurologic disorder accounts for the higher CK-BB values and not the seizures per se. High concentrations of CK-BB in the neonatal period were followed by poor short-term outcome.
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PMID:Creatine kinase isoenzyme BB concentrations in the cerebrospinal fluid of newborns: relationship to short-term outcome. 195 38

A prospective study in 76 newborn with perinatal asphyxia searching for myocardial ischemia was carried out. The disease was found in 51% of the patients. With electrocardiogram, myocardial enzymes, X ray and clinical manifestations the diagnosis was elaborated. No difference in the sex was present, the mean of gestational age was 35 weeks, and with mean birth weight 2,216 g, respiratory distress was present in all the people; only 20.5% developed heart failure and two had heart murmurs; 61.5% showed cardiomegaly. The creatine kinase MB isoenzyme at twelve hours after birth was raised in most of the patients. Respiratory distress syndrome was the principal diagnosis in 38%; hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy and peri-intraventricular hemorrhage was present in 50 and 33% of the patients, respectively. Mortality rate was 33%. Also a comparative study in the infants with and without myocardial ischemia was carried out appearing significative difference in: 1. Cardiomegaly, 2. Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and 3. Creatine kinase MB isoenzyme.
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PMID:[Transient myocardial ischemia in newborn babies with perinatal asphyxia (hypoxic cardiomyopathy)]. 209 33

Creatine kinase isoenzyme BB was determined in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in 79 preterm neonates using an original enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The criterion for inclusion was an Apgar score of 7 or less at 5 min of life. Neurological examination was performed on day 2 and day 5 of life. CSF was obtained on the same days. Lumbar puncture was performed on 41 of these babies on day 2 and in 39 on day 5 of life (one baby underwent lumbar puncture twice). All babies had clinical features of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIF) which was classified according to Sarnat and Sarnat. The control group consisted of 90 asphyxiated term babies and 30 adults without CNS pathology. The concentration of CK-BB in cerebrospinal fluid (mean +/- SD) was significantly higher (p < 0.0005) in preterm (168.0 +/- 2) than in term babies (29.0 +/- 3.1) and healthy adults (5.3 +/- 1.2). Our results demonstrate the possibility of using the classification system of Sarnat and Sarnat for assessment of the severity of brain damage not only in term, but also in preterm babies. Neonates with HIE stages II and III showed markedly higher CK-BB values than those with HIE I on day 2 (p < 0.025) and day 5 (p < 0.05) of life. CK-BB values were markedly higher in preterm babies with none of some primitive responses (head turning, Babkin's reflex, palmar grasp). The mean concentration of CK-BB was higher in neonates with retarded psychomotor development compared with those with normal development (p < 0.05) on day 3, and after 6 and 9 months. At 12 months of age no significant difference in median CK-BB concentration was detected between neonates with normal and developmental disturbances.
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PMID:Creatine kinase isoenzyme BB concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid in asphyxiated preterm neonates. 856 33

"Bath salts" is a well known street drug which can cause several cardiovascular and neuropsychiatric symptoms. However, only one case of acute kidney injury has been reported in the literature. We present a case with sympathomimetic syndrome, choreoathetosis, gustatory and olfactory hallucinations, and acute kidney injury following the use of bath salts. A 37-year-old man with past medical history of hypertension and depression was brought to the emergency center with body shaking. Three days before admission he injected 3 doses of bath salts intravenously and felt eye pain with blurry vision followed by a metallic taste, strange smells, profuse sweating, and body shaking. At presentation he had a sympathomimetic syndrome including high blood pressure, tachycardia, tachypnea, and hyperhydrosis with choreoathetotic movements. Laboratory testing revealed leukocytosis and acute kidney injury with a BUN of 95 mg/ dL and a creatinine of 15.2 mg/dL. Creatine kinase was 4,457 IU/dL. Urine drug screen is negative for amphetamine, cannabinoids, and cocaine; blood alcohol level was zero. During his ICU stay he became disoriented and agitated. Supportive treatment with 7.2 liters of intravenous fluid over 3 days, haloperidol, and lorazepam gradually improved his symptoms and his renal failure. Bath salts contain 3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone, a psychoactive norepinephrine and dopamine reuptake inhibitor. Choreoathetosis in this patient could be explained through dopaminergic effect of bath salts or uremic encephalopathy. The mechanism for acute kidney injury from bath salts may involve direct drug effects though norepinephrine and dopamine-induced vasoconstriction (renal ischemia), rhabdomyolysis, hyperthermia, and/or volume contraction.
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PMID:Sympathomimetic syndrome, choreoathetosis, and acute kidney injury following "bath salts" injection. 2435 39