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CSF protein reference values
Reported reference values for CSF total protein (g/L) in infants, children, and adults. | |||||
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Age | Mean ± SDa (range) | Rangeb | Mean (range)c | ||
Term newborn | 0.40–1.20 | 0.63 (0.32–2.40) | 0.90d (0.20–1.70) | ||
0–1 week | 0.77 ± 0.16 (0.45–1.09) | 0.47 (0.27–0.65) | |||
1–2 weeks | 0.67e(0.52–1.20) | ||||
2–3 weeks | 0.66 ± 0.16f (0.51–1.01) | 0.20–0.80g | |||
3–4 weeks | 0.52h (0.26–0.88) | ||||
1–2 months | 0.48 (0.17–0.63) | ||||
2–3 months | 0.45 +/- 0.13i (0.24–0.65) | ||||
3–6 months | 0.29 ± 0.04 (0.23–0.37) | 0.15–0.45j | |||
6–12 months | 0.27 ± 0.07 (0.17–0.35) | ||||
1–16 years | 0.22 ± 0.05 (0.16–0.31) | ||||
a From Statz and Felgenhauer (3). b From Soldin et al. (4). c From Klein and Marcy (5). d Age range, newborn to 1 week. | |||||
e Age range, 0–2 weeks.f Age range, 1–4 weeks.g Age range, 0–4 weeks.h Age range, 2–4 weeks.i Age range, 1–3 months.j Age range, 1 month to adult. |
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