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Table 2 S100B (μg/L) and NSE (ng/mL) values during delirium versus no delirium.

From: Markers of cerebral damage during delirium in elderly patients with hip fracture

 

During delirium

(N = 57*)

No delirium

(N = 58)

p-value

NSE – number

35

40

 

N (%) > 12.5

9 (26)

15 (38)

0.28

Mean (SD)

11.7 (3.8)

11.7 (4.7)

0.97

S100B – number

57

58

 

N (%) > 0.10

46 (81)

29 (50)

0.001

Median (IQR)

0.16 (0.10–0.25)

0.10 (0.08–0.15)

< 0.001

  1. *In the group with delirium samples were the first samples during the delirious episode; in the group without delirium, samples of comparable postoperative day were taken. Of five patients in the delirious group no sample taken during delirium.
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BMC Neurology

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