Clinical indication for requesting: investigation and monitoring of neurosarcoidosis. CSF ACE activity lacks specificity as a diagnostic marker for neurosarcoidosis as it may be raised in other CNS conditions such as bacterial infections and neoplasia as well as other inflammatory disorders including multiple sclerosis, encephalitis and vasculitis. An absence of CSF ACE activity cannot be used to rule out a diagnosis of neurosarcoidosis.
Tube
09 (CSF) – Plain CSF
ID
Tests&Tubes0271
Turn around
Turnaround time stated by Institute of Neurology: 30 working days
Send to
Blood Sciences LGI (Test referred to: Institute of Neurology)
Contact
For further details please contact Leeds Pathology customer services: [email protected].
Advice
Full Referred Test details logged internally on the referred test database [BSF2REC17003]
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Collection Con
Please contact the Duty Biochemist to discuss requests (0113 39 26922 option 2).
Instructions to lab: store frozen in CSFACE rack in the referrals freezer until dispatch (for up to 3 months). To be vetted by the DB.
Sample REQ
CSF
Ref. Range Notes
<1.2 umol/min/L
Units
umol/min/L