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A 30-year-old woman presents with a 3-day history of headache, photophobia and neck stiffness. She is alert with no focal neurology and no rash. CT head is normal. Lumbar puncture is performed 12 hours after symptom onset. Which CSF finding would MOST strongly support a diagnosis of subarachnoid haemorrhage rather than a traumatic tap?

A red cell count that falls progressively between bottle 1 and bottle 3 Xanthochromia on spectrophotometry A clear, colourless supernatant Presence of crenated red cells on microscopy

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Xanthochromia on spectrophotometry

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