Cerebro-spinal fluid enzymatic changes in patients of acute cerebral infarctions

ABSTRACT

C.S.F. enzymes [CK, LDH and AST] were determined in 30 patients suffering from acute cereebral infarction [22 patients thrombotic and 8 patients embolic], 18 males and 12 females with age ranged from 19 to 70 years on the 1st, 3rd and 10 the days of occurance of the stroke, as well as in 10 healthy control persons of matched age and sex. There was significant elevation of C.S.F. CK on the 1st and 3 rd days while non significant mc-crease was observed on the tenth day as compared to control group. Meanwhile CSF LDH showed a non significant elevation in the three occations. As regards C.S.F. AST, it was increased insignificantly on the 1st and 10th days and significantly on the 3 rd day as compared to the control group. Also non significant difference was observed between the thrombotic and Embolic groups