Biomarkers of traumatic brain injury. Literature review
Review Articles
A. Šmigelskytė
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
M. Remenčiūtė
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
V. Ragaišis
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Published 2019-03-01
https://doi.org/10.29014/ns.2019.01
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Keywords

traumatic brain injury
computed tomography
biomarkers
ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase-L1
glial fibrillary acidic protein
S-100 calcium-binding protein β
neuron specific enolase
myelin basic protein
Tau protein

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Šmigelskytė A, Remenčiūtė M, Ragaišis V. Biomarkers of traumatic brain injury. Literature review. NS [Internet]. 2019 Mar. 1 [cited 2024 Nov. 24];23(1(79):5-12. Available from: https://journals.vu.lt./neurologijos_seminarai/article/view/27795

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a structural injury of brain tissue or disruption of brain function due to an external force, which causes a decreased level of consciousness, loss of memory, alterations of mental state, and neurological deficits. Head computed tomography (CT) scan is a diagnostic modality of choice to evaluate patients for traumatic intracranial injuries. However, head CT scans are being overused in TBI patients. New biomarkers of TBI are being tested to avoid unnecessary head CT scans, diagnose TBI in a fast and efficient way, and determine its severity and prognosis. In the year of 2013, Scandinavian Neurotrauma Committee recommended S-100β for clinical use to predict intracranial injury on CT scans for suspected mild TBI. In the year of 2018, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a combination of GFAP and UCH-L1. Other biomarkers are also being tested for detecting TBI but they are not being used in medical practice yet.

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