hypoglycorrhachia

Low levels of glucose were discovered in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), a condition referred to as hypoglycorrhachia [or hypoglycorrhacia].

In patients with meningitis, the CSF shows moderate hypoglycorrhachia, elevated protein concentration, and pleocytosis with a predominance of mononuclear cells.

This disease is characterized by a low cerebrospinal fluid glucose concentration (hypoglycorrhachia), a type of neuroglycopenia, which results from impaired glucose transport across the blood-brain barrier.

The CSF usually demonstrates a neutrophilic pleocytosis (usually 100--200 neutrophils/ L and some erythrocytes) accompanied by hypoglycorrhachia and elevated protein levels.

If meninges are affected, CSF will show hypoglycorrhachia (abnormally low glucose levels in CSF) , decreased proteins and lymphatic pleocytosis.