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