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Lumbar Puncture (LP) Results - Drawing Conclusions from the CSF



Dx RBCs*
 WBCs* Glucose
(mg/dL)
 Protein
(mg/dL)
 Opening Pressure
(cm H20)
Normal
 <10 <5 ~2/3 of serum
15 - 45
 10 - 20
Bacterial Meningitis
 +/- ↑
 ↓ ↑ ↑
Viral Meningitis
 +/- ↑
 +/- ↑ or +/- ↑ or +/-
Aseptic Meningitis
 +/- ↑ +/- ↑ or +/- +/-
SAH
 ↑ ↑ +/- ↑
 ↑ or +/-
Guillain-Barre +/- +/-
 ↑ or +/- ↑↑ +/-
MS +/- ↑ or +/- +/- +/-
 +/-
Pseudotumor Cerebri
 +/- +/- +/- +/-
 ↑↑↑

*per cubic mm

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