Results ofmy LP

[Sailorsong]

today i picked up the results of my LP. But of course I have no idea of what the results mean. I am assuming that by SERUM they mean my blood.

Specimen :SERUM

Total Protein     7.3
Albumin            4.2
IGG                  1235.00
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Specimen: CSF

OLIGOCLONAL/IgG INDEX CSF Not Preformed
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Specimen: CSF

Appearance:      Clear
WBC                 13.00 H (Abnormal High)
RBC                  46.00
Total Volume      1 ml
Color                  colorless

White blood cells were Segmented Neutrophils, Lymphocytes, and Mononuceated.
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Specimen: CSF

Glucose             56
Total Protein       <2.0 L (Abnormally low)
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Specimen: CSF

OLIGOCLONAL BANDING      Negative
IgG CSF                                5.7
IgG Serum                             1422
ALBUMIN CSF                        34.5 H (Abnormally High)
ALBUMIN SERUM                  4286
IgG Index CSF                      0.50

Dennis

[Lulu54]

Heather, that's a good one and I now have bookmarked it for furture reference.  Thanks.

[Sailorsong]

First off thanks Heather for the link. Some really interesting stuff.

So far from what I have been reading tonight about Albumin, WBC, and other items that were abnormal I think it is giving some more hints of my having MS. For instance an increased white blood count can indicate MS amoung other things. Also an increase in the ratio between IgG and Albumin also can be MS. An increase in Albumin can also indicate a lesion in the area of the brain the produces CSF and the low Protein can indicate rapid generation of CFS. So over all I can at least say something is going on in my brain. So far before this it seems like everything was coming back as normal.

Dennis

[Heather3418]

Here is a link to check out...

health.nytimes.com/health/guides/test/cerebral-spinal-fluid-csf-collection/overview and the last part is dot and h t m l.  No spaces.  Hope the link is not censored.

Heather

[Lulu54]

hmmm. I'm no doctor or technician so I can't interpret this for you. Yes, serum means the blood sample.

But the no CSF o-bands doesn't necessarily mean you don't have MS.  Not all MS patients have unnique o-bands.

It will be interesting to hear what your doctor says about this  ....  keep us posted.

Lulu