Table 1.
Laboratory Test and Cerebrospinal Fluid Examination on Arrival at Our Emergency Department.
| Variables | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory tests | Reference range | |||
| White blood cells | 6,610 | /µL | 3,600–9,000 | /µL |
| Red blood cells | 501 | /µL | 387−525 | /µL |
| Hemoglobin | 15.9 | g/dL | 12.6–16.5 | g/dL |
| Hematocrit | 49 | % | 37.4−48.6 | % |
| Platelet | 14.6 | /µL | 13.8−30.9 | /µL |
| Aspartate aminotransferase | 108 | U/L | 30 | U/L |
| Alanine aminotransferase | 39 | U/L | 30 | U/L |
| Creatine kinase | 3077 | U/L | 60−287 | U/L |
| Urea nitrogen | 50.9 | mg/dL | 7−24 | mg/dL |
| Creatinine | 2.54 | mg/dL | 1.00 | mg/dL |
| Sodium | 146 | mg/dL | 135−147 | mg/dL |
| Potassium | 4.2 | mg/dL | 3.3−4.8 | mg/dL |
| Chloride | 105 | mg/dL | 98−108 | mg/dL |
| Glucose | 97 | mg/dL | 78−109 | mg/dL |
| Ammonia | 22 | µg/dL | 30−80 | µg/dL |
| C reactive protein | 38.59 | mg/dL | 0.3 | mg/dL |
| Prothrombin-international normalized ratio | 1.21 | 0.9−1.1 | ||
| Activated partial thromboplastin time | 35.4 | sec | 27−40 | sec |
| D-dimer | 29.3 | µg/dL | 1.0 | µg/dL |
| Cerebrospinal fluid examination | ||||
| Pressure | 240 | mmHg | 50−80 | mmHg |
| Quantitative protein | 63 | mg/dL | 15−40 | mmHg |
| Quantitative glucose | 46 | mg/dL | 45–80 | mg/dL |
| Cell count | 2 | /uL | < 5 | /uL |
| Bacterial culture | negative | |||
| Herpes smplex virus DNA | negative | |||
| Varicella zoster virus DNA | negative | |||
DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid