Creatine phosphokinase(CPK) levels in cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) were performed on 137 patients after seizures who had been observed at the neurosurgical and pediatric department of Chungnam National University Hospital during the period from January, 1...
Creatine phosphokinase(CPK) levels in cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) were performed on 137 patients after seizures who had been observed at the neurosurgical and pediatric department of Chungnam National University Hospital during the period from January, 1990 to October, 1993.
The results were as follows :
1. The male to female ratio was 1.25 : 1.
2. The mean value for CSF total CPK was 2.5 U/L.
3. There was reverse correlation between Glasgow Coma Score and CSF CPK. CSF CPR was higher in a Glasgow Coma Score of 3 to 6.
4. The mean CSF CPK values were 593.5 U/L in dead cases, 310.6 U/L in severe cases and 84.3 U/L in recovered cases. There was reverse correlation between CSF CPK values and prognosis.
5. The mean CSF CPK values were significantly higher in hydrocephalus, cerebral contusion, subarachnoid hemorrhage and bacterial meningitis than control group, but this value was not significant in aseptic meningitis.