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Drotrecogin alfa (activated) may attenuate severe sepsis-associated encephalopathy in clinical septic shock

INTRODUCTION: Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) is a diffuse cerebral dysfunction induced by the immuno-inflammatory response to infection. Elevated levels of the brain-specific S100B protein are present in many septic patients and reflect the severity of SAE. Adjunctive treatment with drotreco...

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Autores principales: Spapen, Herbert, Nguyen, Duc Nam, Troubleyn, Joris, Huyghens, Luc, Schiettecatte, Johan
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2887172/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20374626
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc8947