All issues > Volume 11(6); 1968

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1968;11(6):303-306. Published online June 30, 1968.

Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase Activity in Cerebrospinal Fluid after Administration of Steroid Hormone in Encephalitis Children

Jung-Hi Oh¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam University Medical School, Kwang-ju

Abstract

1.Changes in the levels of the glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (G. O. T.) in cerebrospinal fluid have been determined in encephalitis patients before and after the administration of hydrocortisone or prednisolone. 2. Increased levels of G.O.T. activity in cerebrospinal fluid of comatous encephalitis patients decreased in the recovery stages after the administration of hydrocortisone, whereas the encephalitis without administration of steroid hormone showed no remarkable change of G.O.T. activity in the cerebrospinal fluid.

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