Brain injury markers (S100B and NSE) in chronic cocaine dependents Marcadores de lesão cerebral (S100B e NSE) em dependentes crônicos de cocaína

Brain injury markers (S100B and NSE) in chronic cocaine dependents Marcadores de lesão cerebral (S100B e NSE) em dependentes crônicos de cocaína

OBJECTIVE: Studies have shown signs of brain damage caused by different mechanisms in cocaine users. The serum neuron specific enolase and S100B protein are considered specific biochemical markers of neuronal and glial cell injury. This study aimed at comparing blood levels of S100B and NSE in chron...

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Main Authors: Felix Henrique Paim Kessler, George Woody, Luís Valmor Cruz Portela, Adriano Bretanha Lopes Tort, Raquel De Boni, Ana Carolina Wolf Baldino Peuker, Vanessa Genro, Lísia von Diemen, Diogo Onofre Gomes de Souza, Flavio Pechansky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2007-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Subjects:
Cocaína
Ciência cognitiva
Transtornos cognitivos
Sintomas psíquicos
Enolase neurônio-específica
Cocaine
Cognitive science
Cognition disorders
Symptoms, psychotic
Neuron specific enolase
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