Blood-brain Information and Courses from MediaLab, Inc.
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| Chemical Substances Present in CSF The following table lists some of the chemicals present in CSF, and their concentrations: ChemicalLevel sodium 136.0 - 150.0 m Eq/L potassium 2.3 - 2.7 m Eq/L magnesium2.4 - 3.0 m Eq/Lprotein2 - 4 mg/dL (normally diffuses across blood-brain barrier) glucose 45.0 - 60.0 mg/dL calcium2.1 - 2.7 m Eq/dLcholesterolpresent in small amounts creatinine 0.5 - 1.2 mg/dL lactic acid dehyrdogenase (LDH) present in small amounts phosphorus (inorganic)1.0 - 2.0 mg/dLurea6.0 - 16.0 mg/dL uric acid 0.5 - 3.0 mg/dL | View Page |
| Causes of Xanthochromia in Premature Infants Xanthochromia may also be present in the cerebrospinal fluid of premature infants. Reasons for this include:
elevated bilirubin in the bloodimmaturity of the blood-brain barrierelevated protein in CSF
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| Xanthochromia in a premature infant may be due to an immature blood-brain barrier. | View Page |