Normal cerebrospinal fluid values in full-term gestation and premature neonates

Results of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examinations from 77 high-risk neonates were reviewed. The mean CSF white cells (WBC) count was 4.5 cell/mm³, being two standard deviations above the mean 11.7 cells/mm³ in the full-term gestation neonate group; in the premature neonate one, the mean CSF WBC coun...

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Main Authors: CRISTIANA M.C. NASCIMENTO-CARVALHO, OTÁVIO A. MORENO-CARVALHO
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Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 1998-09-01
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description Results of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examinations from 77 high-risk neonates were reviewed. The mean CSF white cells (WBC) count was 4.5 cell/mm³, being two standard deviations above the mean 11.7 cells/mm³ in the full-term gestation neonate group; in the premature neonate one, the mean CSF WBC count was 5.1 cells/mm³, being two standard deviations above the mean 16.7 cell/mm³. PMNs (polymorphonuclear leukocytes) were present in less than 40% of those children, being the mean PMN percentage 4.2% and 0.6%, the mean ANC (absolute neutrophil count) was 0.3/mm³ and 0.06/mm³, in full-term gestation neonate group and premature neonate one, respectively. The mean CSF protein concentration is significantly greater in those premature neonates (101.2 mg/dl) compared with that in term neonates (77.6 mg/dl). The average glucose was just the same in both groups (67 mg/dl). All of these values were from patients who underwent nontraumatic cisternal puncture, with no red blood cells (RBC/mm³=0). Traumatic puncture, even up to 500 RBC/mm³, interfered on CSF parameters.
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spelling doaj-art-c0ab82b5b31d4bd59bce1248737a39672025-08-20T03:23:24ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42271998-09-01563A37538010.1590/S0004-282X1998000300005Normal cerebrospinal fluid values in full-term gestation and premature neonatesCRISTIANA M.C. NASCIMENTO-CARVALHO0OTÁVIO A. MORENO-CARVALHO1Universidade Federal da BahiaFundação José SilveiraResults of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examinations from 77 high-risk neonates were reviewed. The mean CSF white cells (WBC) count was 4.5 cell/mm³, being two standard deviations above the mean 11.7 cells/mm³ in the full-term gestation neonate group; in the premature neonate one, the mean CSF WBC count was 5.1 cells/mm³, being two standard deviations above the mean 16.7 cell/mm³. PMNs (polymorphonuclear leukocytes) were present in less than 40% of those children, being the mean PMN percentage 4.2% and 0.6%, the mean ANC (absolute neutrophil count) was 0.3/mm³ and 0.06/mm³, in full-term gestation neonate group and premature neonate one, respectively. The mean CSF protein concentration is significantly greater in those premature neonates (101.2 mg/dl) compared with that in term neonates (77.6 mg/dl). The average glucose was just the same in both groups (67 mg/dl). All of these values were from patients who underwent nontraumatic cisternal puncture, with no red blood cells (RBC/mm³=0). Traumatic puncture, even up to 500 RBC/mm³, interfered on CSF parameters.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1998000300005&tlng=encerebrospinal fluidneonatecisternal puncturenormal values
spellingShingle CRISTIANA M.C. NASCIMENTO-CARVALHO
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Normal cerebrospinal fluid values in full-term gestation and premature neonates
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
cerebrospinal fluid
neonate
cisternal puncture
normal values
title Normal cerebrospinal fluid values in full-term gestation and premature neonates
title_full Normal cerebrospinal fluid values in full-term gestation and premature neonates
title_fullStr Normal cerebrospinal fluid values in full-term gestation and premature neonates
title_full_unstemmed Normal cerebrospinal fluid values in full-term gestation and premature neonates
title_short Normal cerebrospinal fluid values in full-term gestation and premature neonates
title_sort normal cerebrospinal fluid values in full term gestation and premature neonates
topic cerebrospinal fluid
neonate
cisternal puncture
normal values
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