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PMNs in normal spinal fluid examined by the cytocentrifuge technique
Author(s) -
Simon Roger P.,
Koerper Marion A.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410070417
Subject(s) - pathology , central nervous system , cerebral spinal fluid , cerebrospinal fluid , medicine , abnormality , anesthesia , psychiatry
The presence in unconcentrated CSF specimens of even a single polymorphonuclear (PMN) cel has been regarded as diagnostic of central nervous system (CNS) disease. In 18 of 50 consecutive cytocentrifuged specimens obtained from patients without evidence of CNS disease, however, we found 1 to 6 PMN cells. The observation of occasional PMN cels in concentrated CSF specimens does not appear to be diagnostic of a CNS abnormality.