CSF Glucose - Low Levels

General Details:

• Also known as hypoglycorrhachia.

Causes of Low CSF Glucose:
Infection:

• Lyme disease
• Pyogenic meningitis
• TB meningitis
• Fungal Meningitis

Viral Infection (occasionally):

• Herpes simplex encephalitis
• Mumps meningoencephalitis
• Zoster encephalitis

Other:

• Meningeal carcinomatosis
• Sarcoidosis
• Subarachnoid haemorrhage

Image: D-glucose structural formula
Image Source: from Wikipedia by Richard Wheeler (Zephyris) (Public Domain)
Tags: Herpes Simplex - Herpes Zoster - Lyme Disease - Meningitis - Sarcoidosis - Subarachnoid Haemorrhage
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