Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) glucose levels may be decreased in any central nervous system infection, although levels are typically normal in viral meningitis, low in bacterial meningitis, and may be normal or low in fungal meningitis. CSF glucose levels are normally about 60% of blood glucose levels.
- Vince Aletti, The Village Voice. The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death is an exploration of a collection of eighteen miniature crime scene models that were built in the 1940's and 50's by a progressive criminologist Frances Glessner Lee (1878 â 1962).
An autopsy may answer the familyâs questions about whether a babyâs death was due to some known cause. If the cause is known, by definition it cannot be called Sudden Unexplained Infant Death Syndrome or SIDS. In Connecticut, the Medical Examiner and the Police are required by law to perform an autopsy and a scene investigation. In doing so, they may ask many questions and seem intrusive at the time.