All issues > Volume 17(12); 1974

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1974;17(12):868-871. Published online December 31, 1974.

A Study on Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid Electrolytes in Tuberculous Meningitis in Childhood

Kwang Wook Ko¹

¹Dept, of Pediatrics，College of Medicine，Seoul National University

Abstract

Comparative studies were made of potassium,sodium and chloride level in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid in the patients with tuberculous meningitis in chidhood. The significant serum-cerebrospinal gradient was observed in the potassium level, but not in the sodium level whereas the normal concentration gradient between serum and cerebrospinal fluid is a great deal lessened in the chloride. And also the levels of sodium and chloride were significantly depressed below the normal levels in both serum and CSF.

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