title: Transient neurological symptoms associated with mononuclear pleocytosis of the cerebrospinal fluid.
abstract: Brief episodes of neurological dysfunction may sometimes occur in an afebrile patient with no overt vascular disorder, nor any history of previous migraine. In such a case, the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) may exhibit a predominantly lymphocytic pleocytosis with plasma cells and an increased protein content indicating a lesion of the blood-brain barrier. This syndrome of remitting hemispheric dysfunction is accompanied by migraine-like headache. The available evidence suggests that an aseptic meningitis is the triggering event.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000166:cytology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000175:diagnosis; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000175:diagnosis; D009000:Monocytes / Q000166:cytology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000166:cytology; D010950:Plasma Cells / Q000166:cytology
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G