Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF): Normal Values and Correction for Traumatic Tap
- Opening pressure:
- Cell count:
- Protein concentration:
- Glucose concentration:
- CSF: blood glucose ratio
| 718cm CSF 05/mm3, all lymphocytes 0.150.45g/L (1545 mg/dl) 2.84.2 mmol/L >50% |
- Correction of cell count and protein concentration in traumatic tap: for every 1000 RBC/mm3, subtract 1 WBC/mm3 and 0.015g/L (1.5 mg/dl) protein
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RBC, red blood cells; WBC, white blood cells.
From Normal reference values. N Engl J Med 1986, 314, 3949. Gottlieb, A.J. et al. (1980) The whole internist catalog. Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 127128.