P2: Type of Meningitis; CSF proteins Flashcards
lymphocytosis; normal opening pressure, glucose & lactate; RT-PCR testing
Viral
lymphocytosis; high protein; low glucose <45mg/dl; pellicle formation (+)
Tuberculous
lymphocytosis; high protein; low glucose; Cryptococcal antigen (+)
Fungal
neutrophilia; markedly high protein; glucose <40mg/dl; high opening pressure
Bacterial
associated with HIV infection; spirochetal meningitis
Syphilitic
CSF PROTEINS with their associated CSF CONDITIONS:
Beta- & Tau-amyloid
Alzheimer’s disease
CSF PROTEINS with their associated CSF CONDITIONS:
C- reactive proteins
Bacterial & viral meningitis
CSF PROTEINS with their associated CSF CONDITIONS:
Myelin basic protein
Multiple sclerosis
CSF PROTEINS with their associated CSF CONDITIONS:
Protein 14-3-3
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
CSF PROTEINS with their associated CSF CONDITIONS:
Alpha2-macroglobulin
Subdural hemorrhage