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@ARTICLE{Malter:841764,
author = {Malter, M. P. and Choi, S. and Fink, G. R.},
title = {{C}erebrospinal fluid findings in non-infectious status
epilepticus},
journal = {Epilepsy research},
volume = {140},
issn = {0920-1211},
address = {Amsterdam [u.a.]},
publisher = {Elsevier Science},
reportid = {FZJ-2018-00068},
pages = {61 - 65},
year = {2018},
abstract = {ObjectiveIctal activity itself can cause pathological
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) findings. However, data regarding
pathological CSF findings caused by SE itself to date remain
scarce. We here evaluated the frequency and specificity of
pathological CSF findings in non-infectious SE.MethodsWe
performed a retrospective analysis of CSF samples in adult
patients with episodes of non-infectious SE, who had been
admitted to the Department of Neurology, University Hospital
of Cologne. The following parameters were assessed: cell
count, protein, and lactate content, CSF/serum glucose
quotient (QGlc), disturbances of blood-brain-barrier
function assessed by CSF/serum albumin quotient (QAlb), and
qualitative intrathecal IgG synthesis assessed by unmatched
oligoclonal bands in CSF.ResultsWe analysed 54 episodes of
non-infectious SE in which CSF had been obtained. CSF
pleocytosis was infrequent $(6\%).$ Elevated CSF protein
content was present in $44\%$ of all cases, whereas elevated
CSF lactate content was found in $23\%$ of the cases. A
decreased QGlc was present in $9\%.$ Dysfunction of
blood-brain-barrier (BBBD) was the most frequent
pathological finding, amounting to $55\%.$ Unmatched
oligoclonal bands in CSF were seen in $10\%$ of
non-infectious SE.Further analysis revealed that elevated
CSF protein content was found predominantly in recfractory
SE (p = 0.04). Elevated CSF lactate content was
associated with shorter latency between onset of SE and CSF
retrieval (p = 0.004), positive history of epilepsy
(p = 0.02) and an acute symptomatic etiology
(p = 0.04). BBBD was also present more often in acute
symptomatic SE (p = 0.001) and was the sole pathological
CSF parameter associated with clinical outcome: presence of
BBBD was associated with a less favorable outcome
(p = 0.02).SignificanceNon-infectious SE itself does not
commonly cause CSF pleocytosis. Data suggest that the
detection of CSF pleocytosis should prompt further
diagnostics for an underlying infectious or neoplastic
etiology. In contrast, elevation of CSF protein content and
BBBD were found frequently in non-infectious SE.},
cin = {INM-3},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)INM-3-20090406},
pnm = {572 - (Dys-)function and Plasticity (POF3-572)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-572},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:29276970},
UT = {WOS:000427337600010},
doi = {10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2017.12.008},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/841764},
}