Definition of Pleocytosis. Meaning of Pleocytosis. Synonyms of Pleocytosis

- In medicine, pleocytosis (or pleiocytosis) is an increased cell count (from Gr**** pleion, "more"), particularly an increase in white blood cell count...
- Since herpes infections often lead to pleocytosis, aciclovir and valacyclovir are commonly prescribed. When pleocytosis is the result of an autoimmune response...
- prodromal phase, cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis is found in more than 80% of cases, with mainly lymphocytes. This pleocytosis resolves in about 8 w****s even...
- not explained by previously-known seizure disorder Cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis Magnetic resonance imaging suggestive of encephalitis Reasonable exclusion...
- protein levels and pleocytosis are frequent but non-specific. It was originally thought that raised CSF protein without pleocytosis ('albuminocytological...
- the meninges persisting for more than 4 w****s being ****ociated with pleocytosis in the cerebrospinal fluid", cerebrospinal fluid abnormalities may not...
- The presence of white blood cells in cerebrospinal fluid is called pleocytosis. A small number of monocytes can be normal; the presence of granulocytes...
- lumbar puncture always should be performed when diagnosing TBE and that pleocytosis in cerebrospinal fluid should be added to the diagnostic criteria. PCR...
- per mm3 (if the white cell count is higher than this it constitutes pleocytosis and can indicate inflammation or infection). At around the fifth w****...
- scans are usually normal in cases of VZV reactivation in the CNS. CSF pleocytosis, previously thought to be a strong indicator of VZV encephalitis, was...