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Skin tests of nonspecific antigens (immunoskin test Sevac) were performed on patients suffering from intracranial aneurysms, scheduled for surgical clipping. It was found that high antibody titre correlated well with the severity and progress of neurological deficit developing after surgery. This deficit was absent in patients who exhibited low antibody titre in response to the skin test before surgery. These results indicate that the immunological processes may play a role in the development of neurological deficit after neurosurgical procedures. Thus the skin test employed may have prognostic value in predicting neurological deficit following intracranial aneurysm surgery.
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Abbreviations
- TU PPD:
-
tuberculin units purified protein derivate
- PNV:
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protein nitrogen units
- Lf:
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Linee flocculationis (floculation lines)
- SAH:
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subarachnoid haemorrhage
- MCA:
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middle cerebral artery
- ACoA:
-
anterior communicating artery
- ICA:
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internal carotid artery
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Ryba, M., Pastuszko, M., Iwańska, K. et al. Immunological method for prediction of progress in neurological deficit in patients with intracranial aneurysm rupture. Acta neurochir 97, 67–70 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01577742
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