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Skeletal Muscle Function
Health Encyclopedia: Cpk Isoenzymes
Creatine phosphokinase - isoenzymes; Creatine kinase - isoenzymes; CK - isoenzymes
Normal Values
What abnormal results mean
Higher-than-normal CPK-1 levels may occur with the following:
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Brain cancer -
Brain injury (due to trauma, stroke, or bleeding in the brain) -
Electroconvulsive therapy - Pulmonary infarction
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Seizure
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