The value of Serum BNP for diagnosis of intracranial injury in minor head trauma
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The value of Serum BNP for diagnosis of intracranial injury in minor head trauma
OBJECTIVE Head injury is the main cause of death among individuals younger than 45 years old. Cranial Computerized tomography (CT) is commonly used for diagnosis of head injury. Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) is a peptide originally isolated from brain ventricles. The main aim of this study is to investigate BNP as an indicator of head injury among patients presenting to emergency department (...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Emergency Surgery
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1749-7922
DOI: 10.1186/1749-7922-9-16