Meningeal markers in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with different subtypes of dementia
| Age | β Trace protein (mg/l) | β2 Microglobulin (mg/l) | Cystatin C (mg/l) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | Range | |
| Alzheimer’s disease | 30 | 69.8 (8.7) | 23.8 (6.2) | 13.1–35.3 | 1.3 (0.3) | 0.8–1.9 | 3.5 (1.2) | 1.4–6.4 |
| Vascular dementia | 13 | 75.4 (4.7) | 20.1 (5.6) | 13.8–30.0 | 1.4 (0.3) | 0.9–1.8 | 3.0 (1.3) | 1.0–4.8 |
| Frontotemporal dementia | 6 | 60.8 (7.8) | 21.9 (7.0) | 11.2–29.2 | 1.3 (0.3) | 0.9–1.6 | 3.3 (1.7) | 1.5–5.9 |
| Depression | 13 | 61.5 (9.1) | 24.2 (7.3) | 17.5–44.3 | 1.3 (0.6) | 0.9–2.9 | 3.3 (1.6) | 1.4–5.5 |
| Normal pressure hydrocephalus | 19 | 76.6 (6.7) | 17.5 (4.3) | 10.3–24.5 | 1.3 (0.5) | 0.2–2.1 | 3.1 (1.0) | 1.1–4.9 |
| Controls | 15 | 73.7 (6.4) | 25.3 (4.9) | 14.8–36.2 | 1.5 (0.3) | 0.8–2.0 | 4.3 (1.3) | 2.5–6.5 |