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CSF LYMPHOCYTOSIS |
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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] |
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other causes |
sarcoidosis [proteins normal or slightly raised; glucose normal]CNS lymphoma or leukaemia Behçet's disease |
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