The Gender Difference
Researchers at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh have found that males and females respond differently to brain injury.
In animal models, levels of Glutathione remain constant in females who have suffered a brain injury, but drop by as much as 80 percent in males with the same injury.
WhenGlutathione levels drop, brain cells die much more quickly. This suggests that boys with brain injuries may require different life-saving treatments than girls.
N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC), a precursor of Glutathione, already approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat people who have overdosed on acetaminophen, may be an effective treatment for brain injury in boys whose brains are deprived of oxygen.
Researchers Find Brain Cells Die Differently in Males and Females; Pediatric Academic Societies Press release; 21-Apr-2004
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