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What Do The Following Spinal Tap Results Indicate?
Question: My Spinal Tap results indicate pink color, RBC Mannual of 760....is this normal?
Brief Answer:
Abnormal csf findings
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
Rbcs are not present in normal csf and it's presence indicates either traumatic csf or subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Some other conditions have Rbcs in csf.
What is the indication for csf?
What are the problems you are suffering from?
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Do get back to me for further queries.
Regards
Dr N Kumar
Neurologist
Abnormal csf findings
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
Rbcs are not present in normal csf and it's presence indicates either traumatic csf or subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Some other conditions have Rbcs in csf.
What is the indication for csf?
What are the problems you are suffering from?
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Do get back to me for further queries.
Regards
Dr N Kumar
Neurologist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
I've had severe headaches 24/7. Unfortunately the pressure was not taken. I did get relief after the spinal tap, however now the headache is back. I cannot sleep lying down. If the blood is from a tramatic tap, what about the pink color? Clarity was described as slightly hazy.
Can an infection go from the lymph glands in your groin into your brain? (Gut-brain axis). I have been awakened by unusual buzzing headaches I never had before....every night! Then after getting a massage with hot stones, etc. something changed. The headache that night went from buzzing to pain all over. I now have an infected gum, root canal, pain in my lymph glands behind my ears, jaw pain & neck pain. Ironically pain that I had in my legs for months is now done. I cannot sleep lying down, pain in my temples/head is too great.
I'm thinking the BBB was altered with the very hard massage. ????
Can an infection go from the lymph glands in your groin into your brain? (Gut-brain axis). I have been awakened by unusual buzzing headaches I never had before....every night! Then after getting a massage with hot stones, etc. something changed. The headache that night went from buzzing to pain all over. I now have an infected gum, root canal, pain in my lymph glands behind my ears, jaw pain & neck pain. Ironically pain that I had in my legs for months is now done. I cannot sleep lying down, pain in my temples/head is too great.
I'm thinking the BBB was altered with the very hard massage. ????
Brief Answer:
Upload all reports and brain imaging
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Constant headache may be due to meningitis or idiopathic tension type headache or some brain pathology.
Hopefully, brain CT or MRI was done.
Provide reports also.
The blood in csf is diluted by csf fluid and thus the color may be pink.
The turbidity is due to blood itself.
Upload complete csf reports for evidence of any infection.
Any infection in body can reach brain with blood after crossing blood brain barrier.
You need to be examined and investigated under a neurologist.
Regards
Dr N Kumar
Neurologist
Upload all reports and brain imaging
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Constant headache may be due to meningitis or idiopathic tension type headache or some brain pathology.
Hopefully, brain CT or MRI was done.
Provide reports also.
The blood in csf is diluted by csf fluid and thus the color may be pink.
The turbidity is due to blood itself.
Upload complete csf reports for evidence of any infection.
Any infection in body can reach brain with blood after crossing blood brain barrier.
You need to be examined and investigated under a neurologist.
Regards
Dr N Kumar
Neurologist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Veerisetty Shyamkumar
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