A Crack Addict with Extremely High Creatine Kinase Levelsdoi:10.1080/21548331.1993.11442811ArunMayoAdlakhaMayoJosephMayoLoblMayoInformaworldHospital Practice
Although Huntington's disease is associated with muscle atrophy, elevated baseline creatine kinase levels in these patients have not been routinely reported.Case presentationA 31-year-old African American patient presented to the emergency department after he was found unconscious from a fall attributed ...
Brain injury was induced at four levels: low (1.0 +/- 0.5 atm); moderate (2.1 +/- 0.4 atm); high (3.9 +/- 0.9 atm); and severe (5.9 +/- 0.7 atm). Prior to injury, mean intracellular values for all groups (n = 24; mean +/- SE) were as follows: pH = 7.11 +/- 0.03;...