Normal CSF – Values In The Neonate
Management guidelines for students, interns and registrars on a variety of routine and emergency situations in our neonatal service at Tygerberg Children’s Hospital. Published in 2014.
(Adapted from Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine 2nd Volume 7th edition by Fanaroff and Martin)
Naidoo BT: S Afr Med J 42:932, 1968; Neches W, et al: Pediatrics 41:1097, 1968
** Adapted from Rodriquez AF, et al : J Pediatr 116:971, 1990
CSF ANALYSIS | TERM-NEONATE * | PRETERM-NEONATE ** | |||||
0-24h | Day 1 | Day 7 | Weight | Day 0-7 | Day 8-28 | Day 29-84 | |
| RBC (cells/mm3) | 9 | 23 | 3 | ≤1000g | 355 (0-1780) | 1465 (0-19050) | 808 (0-6850) |
1–1.5kg | 407 (0-2450) | 1101 (0-9750) | 661 (0-3800) | ||||
WCC (cells/mm3) | ≤1000g | 3(1-8) | 4(0-14) | 4(0-11) | |||
1–1.5kg | 4 (1-10) | 7 (0-44) | 8 (0-23) | ||||
Polymorphs | 3 | 7 | 2 | ≤1000g | 11% (0-50%) | 8% (0-66%) | 2% (0-36%) |
1–1.5kg | 4% (0-28%) | 10% (0-60%) | 11% (0-48%) | ||||
Lymphocytes | 2 (0-20) | 5 (0-16) | 1 (0-4) | ||||
PROTEIN (g/l) | 0.63 (0.32-2.4) | 0.73 (0.4-1.48) | 0.47 (0.27-0.65) | ≤1000g | 1.62 (1.15-2.2) | 1.59 (0.95-3.7) | 1.37 (0.76-2.6) |
1–1.5kg | 1.36 (0.85-1.76) | 1.37 (0.54-2.27) | 1.22 (0.45-1.87) | ||||
GLUCOSE (mmol/l) | 2.83 (1.8-4.3) | 2.66 (2.1-3.5) | 3.05 (2.6-3.4) | ≤1000g | 3.88 (2.27-4.9) | 3.77 (1.83-12) | 2.71 (1.6-4.9) |
1–1.5kg | 4.1 (2.7-5.3) | 3.25 (2.16-6.05) | 2.60 (1.72-4.21) | ||||