Marchiafava–Bignami Disease Associated with Spinal Involvement

Table 1

Blood chemical values.


Variable	Value	Reference values

Hematocrit (%)	25	40–50
Hemoglobin (g/dl)	8.8	13.9–17.2
Mean corpuscular volume (μm³)	102.4	85–95
Mean corpuscular volume (μm³)	35	27–33
Medium corpuscular hemoglobin (pg)
White cells (per mm³)	3100	4000–12000
Differential count (%)
Neutrophils	61	50–65
Lymphocytes	30	25–45
Monocytes	3	2–8
Eosinophils	6	0–4
Platelets (per mm³)	91000	15000–450000
Glucose (mg/dl)	164	60–110
Urea nitrogen (mg/dl)	54	18–45
Creatinine (mg/dl)	0.53	0.7–1.2
Sodium (mmol/liter)	148	138–150
Potassium (mmol/liter)	3.4	3.6–5
Chloride (mmol/liter)	116	98–105
Coagulogram
TP	99	70–100
KPTT	30	30–45
Hepatogram
Total bilirubin	1.2	0.4–1.4
ASAT	19.5	1–31
ALAT	19.8	1–34
Vitamin B1 (μg/l)	3.4	4.0–20
Vitamin B12 (pg/ml)	<50	180–900
Folic acid (ng/ml)	15	>5.3
Homocysteine (mmol/l)	>65	5–15
Malonic acid (nmol/l)	103	<0.4
TSH (mcμi/ml)	0.2	0.27–4.2
Serologies
HIV	Negative
Syphilis	Negative
Hepatitis B	Negative
Hepatitis C	Negative
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, mm	37	1–10
CSF flow cytometry	No immunophenotypic abnormalities were observed
Oligoclonal bands	Type I
Anti-MOG antibody IgG	Negative
Aquaporin 4 IgG	Negative