The value of cerebrospinal fluid detection for the diagnosis of cerebral cysticercosis

Objective The changes of cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) were detected to testify their clinical significance for the diagnosis of cerebral cysticercosis(CC).Methods The total protein(PA),Nacety-β-D-glucosamindase(NAG),creatinekinase-B subunit(CK-B subunit),aspartateamino-trasferase(AST),lactate dehydrogenase(LDH),γ-glutamyl transpeptidase(GGT),leucine arylamidase(LAP),alkaline phosphatase(ALP) and the ion(K+,Na+,Cl-,Ca2+) in CSF were investigated of patients who suffer from cerebral cysticercosis or epilepsy(EP).Results The level of the NAG,AST,LDH,ALP and Ca2+ in CC group were statistically higher than that of EP and control(P0.05).The TP,GGT,LAP,ALT,CK-B subunit of group CC and EP were higher than that of control,but there were no statistical difference between the two groups.The difference of the ion(K+,Na+ or Cl-) among three groups was no statistically significant(P0.05).Conclusion The elevation of the level of NAG,AST,LDH,ALP or Ca2+ is valuable for the diagnosis of cerebral cysticercosis,especially for distinguishing it from epilepsy.