Apgar Scores and Cerebrospinal Fluid β-Endorphinlike Immunoreactivity

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Sir .—We were interested to read the article in the April issue of AJDC by Laungani and colleagues 1 about the Summary of Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) β-Endorphinlike Immunoreactivity Found in the First Three Days of Life CSF β-Endorphin, pg/mL Mean Range SEM First 3 days, asphyxia 22 109 39-184 8.7 First 3 days, no asphyxia 10 34 24-45 2.3 2 We, however, found no correlation between one-minute Apgar scores and β-endorphinlike immunoreactivity from CSF taken in the first 24 hours or three days of life, as found by Dr Laungani. We did, however, find a statistically significant difference between those neonates who