77 BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER PERMEABILITY (BBBR) IN “HEALTHY” INFECTED AND STRESSED NEONATES

The BBBP was studied in 76 full term neonates tapped for workup for meningitis and divided in 4 groups according to pertinent clinical and laboratory findings. A.38 “healthy” neonates without sepsis or meningitis and subsequent uneventfull clinical course B.10 with bacterial meningitis C.15 with asseptic meningitis and D.13 stressed neonates without meningitis but with severe diseases (septicemia, perinatal asphyxia etc). BBBP was assessed by CSF/serum albumin ratio(X103)and the results(mean±SD)are summarized: