1st order laboratory parameters – obligatory laboratory tests in new onset neurological symptoms.
- Small blood count
- Inflammatory parameters – CRP (C-reactive protein).
- Electrolytes – calcium, chloride, potassium, magnesium, sodium.
- Fasting glucose (fasting blood glucose), if necessary oral glucose tolerance test (oGTT).
- Blood gas analysis (BGA)
- Thyroid parameters – TSH
- Liver parameters – alanine aminotransferase (ALT, GPT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST, GOT), glutamate dehydrogenase (GLDH) and gamma-glutamyl transferase (gamma-GT, GGT), alkaline phosphatase, bilirubin.
- Renal parameters – urea, creatinine, cystatin C or creatinine clearance, if necessary.
- Coagulation parameters – PTT, Quick
Laboratory parameters 2nd order – depending on the results of the history, physical examination and mandatory laboratory parameters – for differential diagnostic clarification.
- Blood cultures
- See with the respective differential diagnosis under laboratory diagnostics.