Lymphocytic pleocytosis
Encyclopedia
Lymphocytic pleocytosis is a neurological condition in which a patient
has a migraine
type headache
and also has lymphocyte
cells
present in the spinal fluid
. Many cases may be due to aseptic meningitis
. LP causes transient neurological deficits, including sensory motor amnesia
, aphasia
and neurological symptoms.
Patient
A patient is any recipient of healthcare services. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, veterinarian, or other health care provider....
has a migraine
Migraine
Migraine is a chronic neurological disorder characterized by moderate to severe headaches, and nausea...
type headache
Headache
A headache or cephalalgia is pain anywhere in the region of the head or neck. It can be a symptom of a number of different conditions of the head and neck. The brain tissue itself is not sensitive to pain because it lacks pain receptors. Rather, the pain is caused by disturbance of the...
and also has lymphocyte
Lymphocyte
A lymphocyte is a type of white blood cell in the vertebrate immune system.Under the microscope, lymphocytes can be divided into large lymphocytes and small lymphocytes. Large granular lymphocytes include natural killer cells...
cells
Cell (biology)
The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of all known living organisms. It is the smallest unit of life that is classified as a living thing, and is often called the building block of life. The Alberts text discusses how the "cellular building blocks" move to shape developing embryos....
present in the spinal fluid
Cerebrospinal fluid
Cerebrospinal fluid , Liquor cerebrospinalis, is a clear, colorless, bodily fluid, that occupies the subarachnoid space and the ventricular system around and inside the brain and spinal cord...
. Many cases may be due to aseptic meningitis
Aseptic meningitis
Aseptic meningitis, or sterile meningitis, is a condition in which the layers lining the brain, meninges, become inflamed and a pyogenic bacterial source is not to blame. Meningitis is diagnosed on a history of characteristic symptoms and certain examination findings...
. LP causes transient neurological deficits, including sensory motor amnesia
Sensory motor amnesia
Sensory-Motor Amnesia is a phenomenon of the central nervous system in which the portions of the nervous system responsible for involuntary or automatic movement, such as the spinal cord take indefinite persistent control of movements that should frequently under the person's voluntary, conscious...
, aphasia
Aphasia
Aphasia is an impairment of language ability. This class of language disorder ranges from having difficulty remembering words to being completely unable to speak, read, or write....
and neurological symptoms.