Abstract
Carnitine concentrations in CSF, serum, and urine in normal febrile children and children with meningitis, neurologic disorders, and dehydration were studied. Carnitine levels in CSF were 1/10 compared with serum in normal febrile children. These levels increased two- to threefold in the pathologic conditions studied. Since damage to the blood-brain barrier occurs in these conditions, higher blood-brain barrier permeability might explain CNS carnitine accumulation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1869-1871 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Neurology |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| State | Published - Jun 1998 |