Open AccessCerebrospinal Fluid Lactate and Pyruvate Concentrations and Their Ratio in Children: Age-related Reference Intervals
Author(s) -
JeanFrançois Benoist,
Corinne Alberti,
Sandrine Leclercq,
Odile Rigal,
Rosalie Jean-Louis,
Hélène Ogier de Baulny,
Dominique Porquet,
D. Biou
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/49.3.487
Subject(s) - percentile , cerebrospinal fluid , medicine , confidence interval , endocrinology , chemistry , mathematics , statistics
Lactate (L) and pyruvate (P) concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and the L/P ratio have diagnostic value in numerous primary and acquired disorders affecting the central nervous system, but age-related reference values are not available for children.
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