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).
There are no risks from the actual autopsy. But an autopsy may reveal troubling new information. For example, the doctor may find cancer during the autopsy. Or the results of a liver test may show cirrhosis from the overuse of alcohol. Results. An autopsy is a thorough medical exam of a body after death. It checks for disease or injury that may be present. Or it may be done to find out why or how a person has died.