Neuron specific enolase

Last revised by David Luong on 23 Jun 2021

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Luong D, Neuron specific enolase. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Jan 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-83927

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-83927

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/83927?iframe=true

rID:

83927

Article created:

8 Nov 2020, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

Last revised:

23 Jun 2021, David Luong

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised David Luong had no recorded disclosures.

Revisions:

2 times, by 2 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Central Nervous System, Chest

Sections:

Pathology

Synonyms:

Neuron specific enolase (NSE) is a cell specific isoenzyme of the glycolytic enzyme enolase. It is sometimes considered as a tumor marker.

Elevated neuron specific enolase levels have shown to occur in association with: