R83.1: Abnormal findings in cerebrospinal fluid Abnormal hormone levels
Your cerebrospinal fluid was tested. The amount of messenger substances had changed.
There are cavities with cerebrospinal fluid in the brain, around the brain and around the spinal cord. Among other things, the cerebrospinal fluid cushions the brain and spinal cord during knocks and also nourishes the brain cells. The cerebrospinal fluid is usually taken from the lower back for examination. The cerebrospinal fluid normally only contains a certain amount of different substances. These substances include certain cells and certain proteins, for example.
In your cerebrospinal fluid, the amount of a certain messenger substance had changed. Messenger substances regulate many functions in the body. Messenger substances are also called hormones. Growth hormones are produced in the brain, for example.
If the amount of substances in the cerebrospinal fluid has changed, this can sometimes be an indication of disease. The results can also depend on when the cerebrospinal fluid is sampled or how the cerebrospinal fluid is stored until it is examined, for example.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Source
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