Cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers in patients with neurological symptoms but without neurological diseases.

In patients with significant neurological symptoms but in whom a neurological diagnosis could not be made, the CSF markers NF-L, t-tau and GFAP did not indicate signs of neuronal or astroglial cell damage close to symptom onset. Consequently, increased levels of CSF-markers are not expected in this patient group and, if present, should raise suspicion of underlying neurological disorders and motivate further investigations. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.