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Table 4 Brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels in the subset of patients with 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= 25)

Nonsurvivors (n= 12)

P value

BDNF D0, mean (SD)

6,923 (2,994)

5,580 (3,006)

0.210

BDNF D2, mean (SD)

6,748 (2,594)

3,612 (1,741)

< 0.0001

% variation BDNF, n

   

Decrease

4

6

0.049

No change/increase

21

6

 
  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.