LP Results--Help Understanding

[Padro46]

I got LP results the only question is on one it states Rare Benign Mononuclear Cells--No Malignant Cells Identified

CSF
Color-Colorless
Charactor-Clear
Clot-No Clot
Blood-Negative
WBC  0
RBC 0

Total Protein     43                                           Scale 15-45
Glucose           54                                                     40-70

Lyme          Negative

VDRL          Negative

CSF Bands    3
Serum Bands 2
CSF Olig Bands Interpretation 1                                                                  Scale <4

CSF Cryptococcal Antigen    Negative

Stain, Gram (sterile source)
Cytospin slide shows: Rare white blood cells
No bacteria seen

Culture CSF
No growth in 4 days

Nuero nurse advise all Good--any thoughts--History in past post  Thanks

[boron]

Heather, would you mind to tell what symptoms you've had on the begining and later...
Also can you list some positive results of your tests, anything, vit D, B12, iron, calcium,  bloodwork, eventual EBV antibodies...? I'm trying to understand what all forms MS can have...

[Padro46]

Primary Doc advised Mononuclear is from EBV Virus is this correct?

[Padro46]

One bump 4 Quik (hopeful)

[Padro46]

Thanks again all--I hope Quik can also take a look--Nuero was not concerned at all--If fact he advised see you in six months unless worse.

[Heather3418]

I had only one oligoclonal band in my CSF and that was enough for me to have a diagnosis of MS.  Some doctor's require more.  Mind you that my spinal tap was years ago and I have been diagnosed with MS for 14 years.

The white blood cells they found that they state as "rare," I will leave up to others.  I really don't know.  Quix, could you possibly answer that?

All the best,
Heather

[jensequitur]

What it sounds like is that you have one oligoclonal band, which is negative for MS.  I've never heard of Rare Benign Mononuclear Cells, but what Google tells me is that those are white blood cells, and 'rare' means that there are a few in the spinal fluid.  I don't think that it means that it's a rare case or anything.

So basically you're back at square one!  Sorry - I know this is frustrating, but it sounds like you've done everything you can to identify what's going on.  All you can do now is wait and see... and get treatment for your symptoms.