Pyruvate CSF LabCorp

The Pyruvate CSF test helps check for conditions affecting the brain, like infections or metabolic disorders, which can cause your symptoms. This test measures pyruvate levels in your cerebrospinal fluid, providing valuable information for diagnosis. Defy Medical offers this test to help identify the underlying cause of your symptoms quickly and accurately.

Finding the cause(s) of:

• Confusion: Measuring pyruvate in the CSF can help identify metabolic issues or infections in the brain that may be causing confusion.
• Fever: Elevated pyruvate levels can sometimes indicate an infection or inflammatory process in the brain, which often presents with fever.
• Headache: This test can help detect conditions like meningitis or encephalitis, which are common causes of severe headaches.
• Nausea/vomiting: Conditions affecting the brain, such as infections or increased pressure, which this test can help identify, often cause nausea and vomiting.
• Seizures: Measuring pyruvate can help diagnose certain metabolic disorders or brain infections that can lead to seizures.
• Stiff neck: This test can assist in diagnosing conditions like meningitis, a common cause of a stiff neck, by checking for signs of infection or inflammation.