Concentration of cells in CSF

[drivesmecraazee]

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For all I know the normal concentration of cells in the cerebrospinal fluid is 0-3 cells per cubic millimeter, if you take a lumbar puncture, do the further analisis and find out that there are more cells than the usual it's pathologic ¿Could someone tell me what types of cells indicates each posible pathology?

Thanks a lot.

 

[drivesmecraazee]

Sorry if I have spelling and grammar mistakes, my first language isn't english.

 

[buckley]

Hmmm...
very basic stuff in my brain is all I can offer...hope it helps...


increased WBC--infection (if neutrophils predominate, then that would be bacteria usually and lymphocytes would mean viruses or the chronic-ers TB and crypto...)...similarly glucose is often measured and compared with serum glucose for infection
increased RBC---bleed or traumatic tap
increased immunoglobulins, etc--MS...if it's GBS, it's reverse of what you are asking, that is there is increased proteins without concomitant increase in cells, the so-called cytoalbuminologic dissociation.

 

[drivesmecraazee]

Thank you very much.

 

[neurodoc]

To add to what Buckley said, rbc's in the CSF can indicate a hemorrhagic encephalitis, such as that caused by HSV.

Nick