Relationship of Serum S100B Levels and Intracranial Injury in Children With Closed Head Trauma
Bechtel K, Frasure S, Marshall C, Dziura J, Simpson C. Relationship of Serum S100B Levels and Intracranial Injury in Children With Closed Head Trauma. Pediatrics 2009, 124: e697-e704. PMID: 19786430, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-1493.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge FactorsBiomarkersBrain InjuriesCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesFractures, BoneGlasgow Coma ScaleHead Injuries, ClosedHumansInjury Severity ScoreMaleMultiple TraumaNerve Growth FactorsPredictive Value of TestsProbabilityRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentS100 Calcium Binding Protein beta SubunitS100 ProteinsSex FactorsSurvival AnalysisTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsLong bone fracturesTime of venipunctureSerum S100B measurementClosed head traumaIntracranial injurySerum S100B levelsS100B levelsS100B measurementHead traumaUrban pediatric emergency departmentMean S100B levelsLevels of S100BPediatric emergency departmentYears of ageReferral hospitalSerum levelsEmergency departmentCranial CTSkeletal injuriesAnalysis of covarianceBone fracturesInjuryNonwhite childrenVenipunctureChildren