Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests: Pathways to Arriving at a Clinical Diagnosis (954 page)

   Use

   Diagnosis of tumors, infections, inflammation of the CNS, and other neurologic and medical conditions.

   Interpretation

Increased In

   Elevated levels of glucose in the blood

   CNS syphilis

Decreased In

   CNS infections (glucose levels are usually normal in viral infections)

   Chemical meningitis

   TB meningitis

   Cryptococcal meningitis

   Mumps

   Primary and metastatic tumors of meninges

   Sarcoidosis

   Inflammatory conditions

   Subarachnoid hemorrhage