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
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Tags: Herpes Simplex - Herpes Zoster - Lyme Disease - Meningitis - Sarcoidosis - Subarachnoid Haemorrhage
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CSF Protein Level - Marked Elevation

Causes of Markedly Raised CSF Protein:

• Acoustic neuroma
• Alcoholism
• Amyloidosis
• Diabetes mellitus
• Froin's syndrome
• Guillain-Barre syndrome
• Meningitis - Acute Bacterial
• Meningitis - Carcinomatous

Tags: Acoustic neuroma - Alcoholism - Amyloidosis - Diabetes mellitus - Froin's syndrome - Guillain-Barre syndrome - Meningitis
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