Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF): glucose
Evidence-based neurology checklist on cerebrospinal fluid (csf): glucose: CSF glucose assessment CSF glucose should be related to blood levels CSF glucose/serum ratio is preferable: but this varies with age: it is higher in neonates CSF glucose is usually two-thirds of the serum glucose level The…
CSF glucose assessment
- CSF glucose should be related to blood levels
- CSF glucose/serum ratio is preferable: but this varies with age: it is higher in neonates
- CSF glucose is usually two-thirds of the serum glucose level
- The only cause of raised CSF glucose is raised serum glucose
Causes of low CSF glucose (hypoglycorrhachia)
References
- Seehusen DA, Reeves MM, Fomin DA. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis. Am Fam Physician 2003; 68:1103-1108.
- Chow E, Troy SB. The differential diagnosis of hypoglycorrhachia in adult patients. Am J Med Sci 2014; 348:186-190.
- Polk C, Weida C, Patel N, Leonard M. Erdheim-Chester disease presenting as meningitis with hypoglycorrhachia: a case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2022; 101(37):e30585.
