Cerebrospinal Fluid Glutamine as a Measure of Hepatic Encephalopathy

摘要: To test the correlation between cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) glutamine level and hepatic encephalopathy, measurements were made in 86 patients. In 51 without liver disease, mean CSF was 12.6 ± 5.1 mg/100 ml. nine patients with disease but clinical value 21.6 6.2 ml 26 varying degrees of precoma coma it 40.3 14 There a fair severity encephalopathy level. The test, an easily performed biochemical evaluation, seems useful diagnosis assessment its severity.