WHAT'S GOOD? wHAT'S BAD?

[spitfire989]

I was just wondering if ANYONE here knows what is Good vs Bad with the following when it's "Indicative" of MS.----The Protein level-----Albumin-------RBC-------Nucleated cells CSF----------LymphocytesCSF------ Monocytes.---Any help here would be cool, cuz I don't know what numbers are good or whatever, or what numbers are they looking for that might be indicative of MS.----So hopefully you guys can help me out.----Thanks

[JonM]

I know that in general they look for antibodies that are in the CSF that are not in the blood, so both have to be looked at and that's usually the ANA and Og Bands.  A lot of those profiles are indicative of other conditions/diseases, used more for rule out purposes.  I.e RBC in the CSF would not indicate anything one way or the other about MS, but coupled with other tests, may lead to other conclusions.

Jon

[spitfire989]

spinal fluid

[Quixotic1]

Are you asking about the spinal fluid?  Or the blood?