Biochemical Changes of Cerebrospinal Liquid in Viral Meningitis

The aim of the study was to analyse the biochemical changes of CSF in acute viral meningitis, in correlation with age. The retrospective study included 90 cases of viral meningitis (57 males and 33 females), aged between 6 months and 37 years, admitted in the Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases Iasi between 1st of January and 31st of December 2012. The values of albumin, glucose and chloride were analysed in the CSF, depending on the age. The medium albumin level in the CSF was 0.71 g/L and it was raised in 64% of cases. High values were registered in the group 16-30 year old patients, and it was normal in the group 1-5 years old. The glucose level in CSF had a medium value of 0.59 g/L and it was raised in 78.89% of cases, regardless of the age. Chloride level in CSF had a medium value of 7.25 g/lLand it was raised in 71.11 % of cases, regardless of the age. In viral meningitis, biochemical changes of CSF are minimum and independent of the age, excepted high levels of albumin in CSF in adults.