VARIATIONS IN SERUM LEVELS OF C-REACTIVE PROTEIN IN SEVERE HEAD-INJURY PATIENTS

  • 1 January 1981
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 27  (1) , 39-43
Abstract
The variations of fibrinogen, .alpha.1-antitrypsin, haptoglobin and C-reactive protein (CRP) were compared in sera from patients with cranial trauma. All these protein concentrations were increased with CRP variation being the most marked and the most rapid. The prognostic and diagnostic value of CRP determination was studied in a series of 88 patients selected according to their clinical evolution. Four typical serum patterns of CRP were obtained according to the evolution of cranial trauma. The validity of this classification was blindly tested on 324 patients.