Neurosarcoidosis: cerebrospinal fluid lymphocyte subpopulations

B J Stern; D E Griffin; R A Luke; A Krumholz; C J Johns

doi:10.1212/wnl.37.5.878

Neurosarcoidosis: cerebrospinal fluid lymphocyte subpopulations

Neurology. 1987 May;37(5):878-81. doi: 10.1212/wnl.37.5.878.

Authors

B J Stern, D E Griffin, R A Luke, A Krumholz, C J Johns

PMID: 2952900
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.37.5.878

Abstract

CSF lymphocyte subpopulations of eight patients with neurosarcoidosis were examined. CSF or CT was abnormal in all. The CSF T4/T8 (helper/suppressor) ratio was elevated at 6.8 and 7.6 in two patients; in one, there were only CSF T4 cells. The ratio was normal in five patients.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Central Nervous System Diseases / cerebrospinal fluid*
Female
Humans
Lymphocytes / analysis
Male
Middle Aged
Sarcoidosis / cerebrospinal fluid*
T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer / analysis*

Grants and funding

NSZ1916/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States