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 | (+) | ++ |