Fluorescent peptides to be used during brain injury surgery?RSS Feed

Fluorescent peptides could be utilised in surgery for brain injury to prevent further damage occurring, new research has shown.

Scientists found that injectable fluorescent peptides made hard-to-see peripheral nerves glow during surgery, alerting surgeons to their presence before they are encountered and lessening the chance of further brain injury.

Quyen Nguyen, corresponding author of the study that was published in journal Nature Biotechnology, said nerve preservation can be difficult for surgeons.

"For example, if the nerves are invaded by a tumour. Or, if surgery is required in the setting of trauma or infection, the affected nerves might not look as they normally would, or their location may be distorted," she explained.

Meanwhile, Internal Medicine News reports that one-third of patients who have a cranial operation for traumatic brain injury die in the hospital shortly afterwards, while half die within the year.

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