Elevated protein in CSF

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• Synonyms

  • Proteinaceous cerebrospinal fluid
  • Raised CSF protein
  • CSF hyperproteinaemia

• Causes

  • Aseptic meningitis
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Chronic idiopathic demyelinating polyneuropathy
  • Guillain-Barre syndrome
  • Froin syndrome
  • Refsum disease
  • Kearns-Sayre syndrome
  • Krabbe disease

• Parents

  • Lumbar puncture