Free amino acid pattern of cerebrospinal fluid in meningeal pathology
- 1 May 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Acta Neurologica Scandinavica
- Vol. 75 (5) , 304-309
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0404.1987.tb05451.x
Abstract
Free amino acid concentrations of CSF were measured in bacterial meningitis, aseptic meningitis, meningoradiculitis Garin-Bujadoux-Bannwarth, multiple sclerosis, carcinomatous meningitis, and controls. Almost all CSF amino acids were highly elevated in bacterial but not in aseptic meningitis, meningoradiculitis Garin-Bujadoux-Bannwarth or carcinomatous meningitis thus providing a laboratory tool for their differential diagnosis. In carcinomatous meningitis the amino acid pattern indicates metabolic activity of tumor cells. Minimal alterations were found in multiple sclerosis which have no diagnostic value.Keywords
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