Speech and Language Disorders: Lab Tests

Laboratory parameters of the 1st order – obligatory laboratory tests for unclear changes in consciousness.

Laboratory parameters of the 2nd order – depending on the results of the history, physical examination and obligatory laboratory parameters – for differential diagnostic clarification in cases of unclear changes in consciousness.

  • Small blood count
  • Inflammatory parameters – CRP (C-reactive protein).
  • Thyroid parameters – TSH
  • Liver parameters – alanine aminotransferase (ALT, GPT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST, GOT), glutamate dehydrogenase (GLDH) and gamma-glutamyl transferase (gamma-GT, GGT).
  • Renal parameters – urea, creatinine, cystatin C or creatinine clearance, as appropriate.