Neuron Specific Enolase, CSF

Test Code

NSENC

Alias/See Also

39239

CPT Codes
86316

Preferred Specimen

0.5 mL CSF collected in a leak-proof container

Minimum Volume

0.5 mL

Instructions

Separate from cells within 1 hour of collection. Transfer 0.5 mL CSF to a Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.5 mL).

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated (cold packs)

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 1 year

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Hemolysis

Methodology
Quantitative Immunoassay

Setup Schedule

Set up: Mon, Wed, Fri; Report available: 1-8 days

Reference Range

≤ 21.5 ng/mL

Clinical Significance

Use to detect neuron specific enolase, which may be a nonspecific marker of neuronal damage.

Performing Laboratory
ARUP
500 Chipeta Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108

Last Updated: June 22, 2023

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