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Dear POC, is a cyto count of 12.5 polys in a CSF sample in a neonate normal. Please tell me the normal range of cells in CSF cytology and it's biochemistry till 2 months of age. thanking you
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Normal CSF opening pressure ranges from 10 to 100 mm H20 in young children, 60 to 200 mm H20 after eight years of age, and up to 250 mm H20 in obese patients. Normal CSF may contain up to 5 WBCs per mm3 in adults and 20 WBCs per mm3 in newborns.
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