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Table 3 Brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels in the subset of patients without clinically detectable brain dysfunction

From: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor plasma levels are associated with mortality in critically ill patients even in the absence of brain injury

 

Survivors (n= 31)

Nonsurvivors (n= 8)

P value

BDNF D0, mean (SD)

6,811 (2,613)

5,970 (3,054)

0.437

BDNF D2, mean (SD)

6,736 (2,613)

3,115 (1,997)

< 0.0001

% variation BDNF, n

   

Decrease

4

5

0.003

No change/increase

27

3

 
  1. BDNF D0, brain-derived neurotrophic factor collected within 12 hours of enrollment; BDNF D2, brain-derived neurotrophic factor collected 48 hours after intensive care admission.
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