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What should an LP Report look like?...info yabbit.
what all should yabbit be asking? what all should the report show? can anyone post what theirs looked like?
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Curious, I don't have my LP results any longer. Way too many years ago but a positive LP (meaning possibly MS) requires oligoclonal bands (o-bands) which will usually mean the patient has high protien (IGg - if I have that correct).
LPs are not just to diagnose MS. There are other diseases where you can have an abnormal LP. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...cle/003631.htm CSF oligoclonal banding is a test to look for inflammation-related substances in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), the clear fluid that flows in the space surrounding the spinal cord and brain. Oligoclonal bands are substances called immunoglobulins, which suggest inflammation of the central nervous system. The presence of oligoclonal bands may be a sign of multiple sclerosis. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...cle/003428.htm Normal values vary from lab to lab but typically range as follows:
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There were several different reports from my LP. Some of my results did take several weeks to come back and other results came back in a couple of days.
This was one of the reports and it took a couple of weeks to result: CSF IgG Synthesis See Note - Note +9.2 mg/day Reference Range: -9.9 TO +3.3 IgG in CSF 9.9 - Reference range: 0.8 to 7.7 Unit: mg/dL Albumin in CSF 42.6 - Reference range: 8.0 to 42.0 Unit: mg/dL Oligoclonal Bands BANDS NOTED - Reference range: NO BANDS Note The patient's CSF contains 9 well defined gamma restriction bands that are not present in the patient's corresponding serum sample. These bands indicate abnormal synthesis of gammaglobulins in the central nervous system. This finding is supportive evidence of multiple sclerosis, but should be interpreted in conjunction with all clinical and laboratory data pertaining to this patient. The clinical significance of a numerical band count, determined by isoelectric focusing, has not been definitively defined. The data should be interpreted in conjunction with all pertinent clinical and laboratory data for this patient. IgG in Serum 1230 - Reference range: 694 to 1618 Unit: mg/dL CSF IgG Index 0.74 - H Reference range: LESS THAN 0.66 Albumin,Serum 4.3 - Reference range: 3.7 to 5.1 Unit: g/dL Note The IgG Synthesis rate, CSF and IgG index, CSF are two formulae for estimating the amount of IgG produced in the central nervous system. Evidence of increased synthesis of IgG provides support for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. And then there were these results that went with each test tube. These results that came back quickly: CSF Tube # 1 - CSF Total Volume 0.5 - mL CSF Color COLORLESS (CLLS)- CSF Appearance CLEAR (CLER)- CSF White Blood Cells 25 (0-5) /cumm H 20 MONONUCLEARS 5 POLYS CSF Red Blood Cells 83 (0)- /cumm H Hope this helps. |
Oh, wait. I found more lab sheets. There were these reports too.
CSF Glucose 71 (40-70) mg/dL H CSF Total Protein 63 (15-45) mg/dL H VDRL, CSF NONREACTIVE - Reference range: NONREACTIVE I think that is everything. |
thank you pacifica and welcome to neurotalk. :hug:
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You are very welcome and thank you for welcoming me to the forum.
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Hey Pacifica! You slipped right by me. We have a new members forum if you'd like to start a thread there to intro yourself. I'm pleased to meet ya. http://dl8.glitter-graphics.net/pub/...ewyv80mi83.gif |
Hello Pacifica and welcome to NeuroTalk :)
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Other diseases with O-bands:
http://www.diseasesdatabase.com/resu...ClassSort=True Table of possible dx, based on specific CSF results: http://www.clinlabnavigator.com/Test...andsinCSF.html Cherie |
Pacifica, I'd like to welcome you, too, and also thank you for thanking Curious for welcoming you to the forum. :p
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