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Neuropediatrics 1974; 5(2): 157-161
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1091698
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© 1974 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Cerebrospinal Fluid Lactate/Pyruvate Ratio in Children with Febrile Convulsions

G. Blennow, N. W. Svenningsen
  • Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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1974

1974

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18 November 2008 (online)

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Twenty infants and children with febrile convulsions (FC) have been studied with analysis of the CSF lactate and pyruvate concentrations and lactate/pyruvate ratios performed between 10 minutes and 9.5 hours after a sustained FC episode. No biochemical signs of cerebral hypoxia could be found after shortlasting FC. The findings indicate that hypoxic brain damage as a consequence of shortlasting FC is very unlikely.

Cerebrospinal fluid - Lactate - Pyruvate - Febrile convulsion

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