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Table 1 Laboratory values at admission in the other hospital (day 1) and after transfer to our hospital (day 16).

From: Paroxysmal autonomic instability with dystonia in a patient with tuberculous meningitis: a case report

Measurement

Day 1

Day 9

Day 16

Normal range

Hemoglobin

7.4 mmol/L

  

8.7-11.1 mmol/L

Leukocyte count

4.7 × 109/L

 

12 × 109/L

4.0-10.0 × 109/L

Sodium

128 mmol/L

  

135-145 mmol/L

Potassium

4.0 mmol/L

  

3.5-5.0 mmol/L

Alkaline phosphatase

107 U/L

   

CSF protein

 

0.42 g/L

1.43 g/L

0.18-0.58 g/L

CSF glucose

 

2.5 mmol/L

1.8 mmol/L

2.1-3.7 mmol/L

CSF erythrocytes

 

100/μL

853/μL

None

CSF leukocytes

 

0-1/μL

82/μL

0-5/μL

CSF granulocytes

 

-

77%

 

CSF lymphocytes

 

-

23%

 

CSF L:E-ratio

 

1:100

1:10

< 1:100

  1. CSF: cerebrospinal fluid; CSF L:E-ratio: ratio between leukocytes and erythrocytes in the cerebrospinal fluid. Normal values for our hospital are provided in the last column.