NBME 22 Herpes encephalitis (NBME Answers)

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taediggity Also look for Kluver-Bucy like symptoms in the stem +1

mambaforstep why? +

b1ackcoffee I agree with everything but normal glucose. Glucose here is NOT normal. to quote wiki "The glucose level in CSF is proportional to the blood glucose level and corresponds to 60-70% of the concentration in blood. Therefore, normal CSF glucose levels lie between 2.5 and 4.4 mmol/L (45–80 mg/dL)." +

baja_blast NBME reference table gives normal CSF glucose to be 40-70 mg/dL. As far as I'm concerned, for the purposes of the exam the reference table is probably a better source than wiki. +4