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. 2010 Mar 19;33(Suppl 3):181–185. doi: 10.1007/s10545-010-9067-9

Table 4.

Plasma, urine and CSF concentrations of lactate and ketone bodies in the two patients with an acute encephalopathy

Patient Urine lactate (µmol/mmol creat) Urine 3-OHB (µmol/mmol creat) CSF lactate (µmol/l) CSF 3-OHB (µmol/l) Plasma 3-OHB (µmol/l)
Patient 1 374 (<56) 22410 (<5) 2308 (<1700) 1731 (<280) n.d.
Patient 2a 130 (< 56) 317 (< 5) 7200 (<1700) n.d. 2200 (<5)

nd, not determined

Urine and plasma from patient 1 were collected the day before death.