Lumbar Puncture
Sunday, September 14th, 2008I received a lumbar puncture.
My CSF Protein value of 57 which was flagged as abnormally Out Of Range of the MG/DL 12-45 Within Range levels.
I found the following research.
* Total protein levels in CSF are normally very low, and albumin makes up approximately two-thirds of the total. High levels are seen in many conditions, including diabetes, bacterial and fungal meningitis, tuberculosis meningitis, multiple sclerosis, polyneuritis, cancer, tumor, injury, or any inflammatory or infectious condition.
* Lumbar disc herniation with sciatica may be associated with increased CSF total protein.
* Inositol and creatinine were reduced in patients with disc herniation.
My previous blood lab reports have indicated my creatinine levels flagged as abnormally low.