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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian Journal of Neurosurgery 2022; 11(03): 216-220
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1716936
Original Article

Serum Concentration of Myelin Basic Protein as a Prognostic Marker in Mild-to-moderate Head Injury Patients: A Prospective Study in a Tertiary Care Center

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  • Ashvamedh Singh 

    1   Department of Neurosurgery, Institute Of Medical Sciences (IMS), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

  • Kulwant Singh

    1   Department of Neurosurgery, Institute Of Medical Sciences (IMS), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

  • Anurag Sahu 

    1   Department of Neurosurgery, Institute Of Medical Sciences (IMS), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

  • R. S. Prasad

    1   Department of Neurosurgery, Institute Of Medical Sciences (IMS), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

  • N. Pandey

    1   Department of Neurosurgery, Institute Of Medical Sciences (IMS), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

  • Sambuddha Dhar

    1   Department of Neurosurgery, Institute Of Medical Sciences (IMS), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Funding None.
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Abstract

Objective To estimate the level of myelin basic protein (MBP) and look for its validity in outcome prediction among mild-to-moderate head injury patients.

Materials and Methods It was a prospective study done at the Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University from Jan 2018 to July 2019. All patients who presented to us within 48 hours of injury with mild-to-moderate head injury with apparently normal CT brain were include in the study. The serum sample were collected on the day of admission and 48 hours later, and patients were treated with standard protocols and observed 6 months postdischarge.

Results Of the 32 patients enrolled, we observed mean MBP level was higher for severity of brain damage, but not associated with age, mode of injury, and radiological diagnosis. Mean MBP levels were not statistically associated with Glasgow coma scale (GCS) score at admission but was correlated to outcome with p < 0.05, with sensitivity of 50% and specificity 72%, that is, patients with good outcome have lower mean MBP levels.

Conclusion MBP as per our analysis can be used as a prognostic marker in patients with head injury. It is not the absolute value rather a trend showing rise in serum MBP levels, which carries a significant value in outcome prediction.

Keywords

MBP - serum biomarker - myelin basic protein - traumatic brain injury - serum biomarker in TBI


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25. Mai 2021

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