Abstract
Total 17-OHCS in urine was determined in 30 out of 53 neurosurgical cases, and ADS in serum was measured in the remaining 23. Measurements were carried out one day before operation, on the day of operation and for a post-operative period of 5 days. The cases were divided into the normothermic and hypothermic groups. Each group was further divided into the diencephalon and non-diencephalon groups. The alterations in total urinary 17-OHCS and serum ADS following brain operations performed under normothermia or hypothermia were analyzed.
