Differential fatty acid analysis of cerebrospinal fluid in infants and young children with suspected meningitis.
Elham EkhtiyariMohammad BarzegarAmir MehdizadehMaghsood ShaakerSepideh GhodoosifarAlireza AbhariMasoud DarabiPublished in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2016)
This study provides evidence that purulent meningitis and its complication with sepsis are associated with important disturbances in CSF fatty acids, mainly deficiency in long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids.