Does anyone know what this means? i had no o.bands or evidence of demylination. The nurse practioner wasn't sure for the cause and said she would reach out to the doc and call me. This was the reason for my appt so i was shocked they weren't prepared.

It could be caused by the spinal tap itself. They call it 'traumatic tap'.

Found this. They may seem unprepared, or are unprepared because MS dxs involve a differential diagnosis. And can take many tests, etc, over time, to determine if it is MS or something else. This particular site that I am including a snip-it of, cautions that the elevated albumin doesn't seem to rule out other illnesses.

Hope you get some answers, , it can be a long process to finding answers.


http://www.mayomedicallaboratories.com/test-[snip]catalog/Clinical+and+Interpretive/8009
The index is independent of the activity of the demyelinating process.

Cautions Discusses conditions that may cause diagnostic confusion, including improper specimen collection and handling, inappropriate test selection, and interfering substancesThe cerebrospinal fluid index can be elevated in other inflammatory demyelinating diseases such as neurosyphilis, acute inflammatory polyradiculoneuropathy, and subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.
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Thank you for the information. The doctor called and said he thinks this is my Myasthenia Gravis and not MS. The elevation was .1 for the Albumin and the other proteins for dymelination and bands were negative. I don't know, I'm just rolling with the punches. I started steroids for the first time last night so we will see how I do. They are also redoing the MRIs on a GE 3T Excite HDXT because the first MRIS were done on a .3 Open Aire MRI at my request. He's going to do the brain, the C Spine, and the Thoracic areas with and without contrast and flairs for the spine. I'm just plugging along the best I can, and trying to get the best care possible.

I am glad you are getting some help for your symptoms, Strizzlow. And, more work-up. This sounds promising.

Let us know how you are doing,
ANN

I will definitely keep everyone posted. MRI is scheduled in 2 weeks. they said it would be around a 3 hour session

Albumin shows elevated in some CSF in MS people. But no one really knows why. One of my favorite therories when I was diagnosed with MS was a feeling about Albumin and MS but no doctor has ever mentioned it to me. It's seems to just be one of those MS things.