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Peripheral and Intracranial Compartment Serum Level of Selenium in Pediatric Patients with Intracranial Tumor in Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran–Dr. Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung, Indonesia: a Preliminary Study and Literature Review Ahmad Faried; Priandana Adya Eka Saputra; Mirna Sobana; Muhammad Zafrullah Arifin
International Journal of Integrated Health Sciences Vol 4, No 2 (2016)
Publisher : Faculty of Medicine Universitas Padjadjaran

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Objective: To determine the level of Selenium (Se) in peripheral and intracranial serum in pediatric patients with intracranial tumor. Selenium has chemopreventive potentials and acts as neuromodulator.Methods: This study was conducted on 13 pediatric patients with intracranial tumors who were treated in Dr. Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung in the period of February 2014 to February 2015. Samples were taken from peripheral and intracranial serum. The results were analyzed with independent t-test and Pearson correlation test. Significance is defined as p≤0.05 with 95% confidence interval.Results: The results showed that the average Se concentration in peripheral serum was significantly higher than the Se concentration in intracranial serum (95.92±20.95 μg/L and 66.62±22.37 μg/L, respectively). After classifying the subjects into groups based on sex, age, tumor location, and grades, the difference between Se concentrations were still statistically significant (p≤0.05), with the exception of the supratentorial group (p=0.0053). Pearson correlation test showed very-low to medium strength correlations between peripheral and intracranial serum Se concentration in all groups (r=0.16–0.59, p>0.05).Conclusions: A significant difference is seen between the peripheral and intracranial serum Se concentration means in pediatric patients with intracranial tumors, with higher concentrations observed in the peripheral serum. Further studies are required to investigate the roles of Se in the management of pediatric patients with intracranial tumors.Keywords: Pediatric intracranial tumor patients, selenium concentration in peripheral and intracranial serum DOI: 10.15850/ijihs.v4n2.835
Hubungan Gejala Klinis Dengan Tekanan Intraventrikuler Pada Hidrosefalus Akut Donny Argie; Muhammad Zafrullah Arifin; Achmad Adam; Akhmad Imron; Mirna Sobana; Agung Budi Sutiono
Jurnal llmu Bedah Indonesia Vol. 43 No. 1 (2014): September 2014
Publisher : Ikatan Ahli Bedah Indonesia

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Latar Belakang. Penelitian tentang gejala klinis atau tekanan intrakranial pasien pediatrik yang menderita hidrosefalus akut telah banyak dilakukan, tetapi penelitian yang menghubungkan antara gejala klinis dan tekanan intrakranial pasien pediatrik yang menderita hidrosefalus akut belum banyak dilakukan. Tujuan. Mengetahui hubungan antara gejala klinis dengan tekanan intraventrikuler pada pasien pediatrik penderita hidrosefalus akut. Metode. Penelitian prospektif analitik, dimana data diambil dari tanggal 1 Januari 2010 sampai dengan 17 Agustus 2013 di Departemen/ SMF Ilmu Bedah Saraf Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Padjadjaran/ RSUP Dr. Hasan Sadikin Bandung. Hasil. Jumlah sampel pasien hidrosefalus akut, sebanyak 27 laki–laki (53%) dan 24 perempuan (47%). Penyebab hidrosefalus akut pada penelitian ini adalah neoplasma yaitu sebanyak 24 kasus (47%), dan infeksi 23 kasus (45%). Hasil uji secara statistik menunjukkan bahwa gejala klinis muntah dan penurunan kesadaran memiliki nilai yang bermakna dengan p<0.05 sedangkan nyeri kepala memiliki nilai yang tidak bermakna terhadap peningkatan tekanan intraventrikuler dengan nilai p >0.05. Kesimpulan. Gejala klinis muntah dan penurunan kesadaran mempunyai hubungan dengan tekanan tinggi intrakranial sehingga dapat digunakan sebagai deteksi dini pada pasien pediatrik penderita hidrosefalus akut yang dis- ebabkan oleh neoplasma maupun infeksi.