CSF analysis can also show an elevated protein concentration because the inflammation leads to a more permeable blood brain barrier, or BBB, which is a selective semipermeable barrier between the circulating blood and the central nervous system.

脑脊液检查也可有蛋白含量升高，由于炎症导致介于循环血流和中枢神经系统之间的半透膜屏障，即血脑屏障，通透性升高。