Normal Concentrations of Lactate, Glucose, and Protein in Cerebrospinal Fluid, and the Diagnostic Implications of Abnormal Concentrations

[摘要] Normal values for glucose, lactate, and protein in cerebrospinal fluid have been established and the relationships among them studied. Normal protein concentration is related to age. Glucose and lactate values are correlated with each other and with sex and age. By the technique of pattern appreciation, these estimations provide a useful confirmatory test for cerebrovascular accidents and for differentiating intracranial hemorrhage from other types of accident and from bloody spinal fluid taps, and they have considerable prognostic value in assessing the milder cases. They also have a restricted value in certain other conditions.

[学科分类] 过敏症与临床免疫学