RESUMO
Twelve children of age ranged from 4 to 34 months with Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis treated at Meyer Hospital of Florence, were retrospectively reviewed. Eight patients had subdural effusion demonstrated with TC, RM and transfontanellar ultrasonography. All patients are cured without sequelae.
Assuntos
Derrame Subdural/etiologia , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagem , Encéfalo/patologia , Pré-Escolar , Ecoencefalografia , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Meningite por Haemophilus/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Meningite por Haemophilus/complicações , Meningite por Haemophilus/diagnóstico , Derrame Subdural/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Derrame Subdural/diagnóstico , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios XRESUMO
Tryptophan and nonesterified fatty acids (NEFA) are bound to serum albumin. NEFA displace tryptophan from their binding sites. Since NEFA decrease during phototherapy, we examined reciprocal variations of NEFA, total and free tryptophan in jaundiced newborn infants during phototherapy. After 24 h of phototherapy, we noticed a significant decrease of both NEFA and free tryptophan (p less than 0.001). Free tryptophan variations might affect the synthesis of cerebral neutrotransmitter 5-hydroxytryptamine, which depends on the passing of free tryptophan through the blood-brain barrier.