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penicillamine and Brain Concussion

penicillamine has been researched along with Brain Concussion in 2 studies

Penicillamine: 3-Mercapto-D-valine. The most characteristic degradation product of the penicillin antibiotics. It is used as an antirheumatic and as a chelating agent in Wilson's disease.
penicillamine : An alpha-amino acid having the structure of valine substituted at the beta position with a sulfanyl group.

Brain Concussion: A nonspecific term used to describe transient alterations or loss of consciousness following closed head injuries. The duration of UNCONSCIOUSNESS generally lasts a few seconds, but may persist for several hours. Concussions may be classified as mild, intermediate, and severe. Prolonged periods of unconsciousness (often defined as greater than 6 hours in duration) may be referred to as post-traumatic coma (COMA, POST-HEAD INJURY). (From Rowland, Merritt's Textbook of Neurology, 9th ed, p418)

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Wilson's disease is a hereditary autosomal recessive disorder of copper metabolism."1.29Case report: concordant traumatic brainstem contusion delayed diagnosis in a young man with Wilson's disease. ( Ammermann, C; Klein, M; Marcus, A; Schmidt, MH, 1995)

Research

Studies (2)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19901 (50.00)18.7374
1990's1 (50.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Aleksandrov, MV1
Lekar', PG1
SokolovskiÄ­, VV1
Marcus, A1
Ammermann, C1
Klein, M1
Schmidt, MH1

Other Studies

2 other studies available for penicillamine and Brain Concussion

ArticleYear
[State of the ascorbate and thiol-disulfide systems in brain concussions].
    Zhurnal nevropatologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova (Moscow, Russia : 1952), 1980, Volume: 80, Issue:5

    Topics: Adolescent; Adrenal Glands; Adult; Animals; Ascorbic Acid; Brain Concussion; Cholesterol; Disulfides

1980
Case report: concordant traumatic brainstem contusion delayed diagnosis in a young man with Wilson's disease.
    European child & adolescent psychiatry, 1995, Volume: 4, Issue:1

    Topics: Adolescent; Brain Concussion; Brain Stem; Combined Modality Therapy; Diagnosis, Differential; Hepato

1995