Useful For

• CSF protein is generally increased in all types of meningitis, cerebral infarction, brain abscess, meningovascular syphilis, subarachniod hemorrhage, some brain tumors, trauma to the brain, some cases of multiple sclerosis, encephalomyelitis and degenerative neurologic diseases.
• A decreased CSF protein may occur in water intoxication, CSF leak (CSF rhinorrhea or otorrhea), and hyperthyriodism.
• In order to assess increased permeability or increased intrathecal production of proteins, simultaneous serum specimen and CSF specimens should be taken.