Elegbeleye O O, Femi-Pearse D
Eur J Clin Invest. 1978 Apr;8(2):103-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.1978.tb00820.x.
The acid-base balance and gas tension of the cerebrospinal fluid of eight tetanus patients and twelve control subjects were studied. Tetanus patients had metabolic acidosis which was severely reflected in the cerebrospinal fluid. While the cerebrospinal fluid pH is lower than that of the arterial blood there was no difference between the acid-base and gas tension of the cerebrospinal fluid of Nigerians and the causasians. The severe metabolic acidosis of the cerebrospinal fluid of tetanus patients might be one of the causes of sudden deaths seen in these patients.
对8例破伤风患者和12例对照者的脑脊液酸碱平衡和气体张力进行了研究。破伤风患者存在代谢性酸中毒，这在脑脊液中得到了严重体现。虽然脑脊液pH低于动脉血，但尼日利亚人和高加索人的脑脊液酸碱平衡和气体张力并无差异。破伤风患者脑脊液中严重的代谢性酸中毒可能是这些患者突发死亡的原因之一。
