ZINC, COPPER AND MAGNESIUM CONCENTRATION IN SERUM AND CSF OF PATIENTS WITH NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS
ZINC, COPPER AND MAGNESIUM CONCENTRATION IN SERUM AND CSF OF PATIENTS WITH NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1600-0404.1989.tb03803.x
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发表时间:
1989-05-01
影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
PAPAGEORGIOU, C
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作者:
KAPAKI, E;SEGDITSA, J;PAPAGEORGIOU, C
Zinc (Zn), copper (Cu) and magnesium (Mg) concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum were determined with atomic absorption spectrophotometry in 74 patients suffering from various neurological diseases, and in 28 healthy controls. Increased CSF zinc levels were found in the group of peripheral nervous system disease (P < 0.01) and in the cases of different neurological syndromes with increased CSF protein concentration (P < 0.001). Increased CSF and serum copper levels were found in the cases with increased CSF protein levels (P < 0.05). It is probable that the damaged blood-brain-barrier (BBB) permits the passage of the trace elements Zn, Cu and of Mg into the subarachnoid space. Decreaed serum Cu levels (P < 0.01) were found in the group of multiple sclerosis (MS). The findings are correlated to those previous communications.