Table 19 Time course of various CSF alterations after SAH
From: S1 guidelines “lumbar puncture and cerebrospinal fluid analysis” (abridged and translated version)
< 12 h | 12 h – 3 d | >3d | |
|---|---|---|---|
Pleocytosis | +++ | + | |
Erythrocytes | +++ | ++ | + |
Oxy – Hb | + | +++ | + |
Erythrophages | + | ++ | |
Bilirubin | (+) | ++ | +++ |
Siderophages | + | ++ | |
Ferritin | + | ++ | +++ |
Bilirubin Crystals | (+) | ++ |