| 摘要 |
<p>Disclosed are methods for diagnosing brain injury by detecting an elevated level of lipid hydroperoxide or a degradative product thereof in a body fluid, such as plasma. Elevated lipid hydroperoxide levels also are correlated with the extent and severity of brain injury, as well as patient prognosis and conventional scales for assessing brain injury. Also disclosed are methods for determining the likelihood that a patient will develop, or has developed, vasospasm. Such methods entail detecting a decrease in ascorbic acid levels in a body fluid of a patient.</p> |
