CSF LYMPHOCYTOSIS

infections

tuberculous meningitis [very high proteins, very low glucose]

viral meningitis [proteins normal or slightly raised, glucose normal]

fungal meningitis

meningovascular syphilis

cerebral abscess

cerebral toxoplasmosis

rarely: leptospirosis, Q fever, listeriosis [+ brainstem signs, eg. dysarthria]

other causes

sarcoidosis [proteins normal or slightly raised; glucose normal]

CNS lymphoma or leukaemia

Behçet's disease

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