CSF findings in Tubercular meningitis: March 2009: (A) Decreased glucose, increased proteins, decreased lymphocytes, (B) Increased glucose, decreased proteins, decreased lymphocytes, (C) Increased glucose, increased proteins, increased lymphocytes, (D) Decreased glucose, increased proteins, increased lymphocytes
Answer is D. Ans. D: Decreased glucose, increased proteins, increased lymphocytes The typical CSF abnormalities in patients with TB meningitis are: Raised intracranial pressure Raised CSF protein (1-8 g/L) Lymphocytosis Low CSF glucose