Neonatal and Infant Reference Intervals for FSH, LH, Testosterone, Estradiol, Cortisol and DHEA-S by Electrochemiluminescence in Argentina.

Background: Gonadotropin and steroid concentrations obtained in various laboratories cannot often be compared because of methodological differences.

Aims: to determine reference intervals for FSH, LH, T, E2, F and DHEA-S according to age and sex during the first year of life.

Methods: 1236 healthy infants (1-365 days of age) were recruited at Hospital de Niños in Córdoba, Argentina.

C-reactive protein predicts hematoma growth in intracerebral hemorrhage.

Background And Purpose: Early hematoma growth (EHG) occurs in about one third of patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage. The main aim of this study was to investigate the potential of plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) for predicting EHG after acute spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage.

Methods: Plasma CRP was measured within 6 hours of onset (median, 120 minutes) in 399 patients with primary or vitamin K antagonist-associated spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage and without recent infection.

[Diagnosis and therapy of polyuric states in patients with acute cerebral injury].

In patients with acute cerebral injury, polyuric states can potentially trigger, maintain and aggravate the primary neurological damage, due to hypovolemia, arterial hypotension and alterations of osmolarity. The true incidence of the condition in this population is unknown. A widely validated definition of polyuric state is lacking and its etiology is multifactorial.

C-reactive protein in intracerebral hemorrhage: time course, tissue localization, and prognosis.

Objectives: We examined the C-reactive protein (CRP) response after spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH) and its relationship to outcome. We additionally characterized early brain localization of CRP.

Methods: In this prospective, multicenter, international, collaborative, longitudinal study with cross-sectional immunohistochemical analysis of brain tissue, 223 patients (M/F: 132/91) were recruited during the 2010 calendar year.

C-reactive protein level measurement improves mortality prediction when added to the spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage score.

Background And Purpose: Hyperglycemia and inflammation are involved in the progression of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH)-induced brain injury, but their role in predicting clinical outcome is not clear. We sought to determine whether elevation of white blood cell count (WBC), C-reactive protein (CRP), and blood glucose (BG) concentration at presentation prognosticate poor outcome in sICH patients.

Methods: Between November 1, 2005 and October 31, 2009, 210 patients admitted to 2 intensive care units were prospectively consecutively evaluated after exclusion of patients with underlying inflammatory conditions.