[Importance of laboratory findings in differentiating cranio-cerebral injuries of mild and moderate severity].

The authors discuss the results of clinical and laboratory examination of 191 patients among whom 93 had a mild and 98 a moderately severe cranio-cerebral injury. The dynamics of changes in the cerebrospinal fluid, including the changes in its cell composition, and the changes in the morphological compositions of blood during the post-traumatic period were studied. Different aspects of metabolism characterizing the functional condition of the liver, kidneys and adrenals were studied.

[Status of blood coagulation and various background endocrine indices in patients with basal meningiomas during pre- and postoperative periods].

The condition of blood coagulation activity and the indices of the endocrine background were studied in patients with tumors of prevalently basal localization which caused a direct effect on the central regulating centers. Thirty patients with basal and medially located meningiomas were examined in the pre- and postoperative periods. Before the operation most patients had clinical signs of endocrine-metabolic disorders, often in the presence of an increased content of ACTH and cortisol in the blood.

[State of the blood coagulation in glial tumors of the brain].

The data presented may be of definite value in the prevention of hemorrhage and thrombosis in patients with malignant glial tumors. A malignant glioma may lead to increased activity of the blood coagulation system (BCS). Preoperative staining of the tumor was not attended by marked changes in the BCS and blood viscocity, though a tendency towards an increase in BCS activity according to some of the indices may sometimes be noted.