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What does it mean if my spinal fluid is not clear but bloody or another color?
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Spinal fluid: please ask the physician who ordered or did the tap to explain it to you
Answered 12/25/2015
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See answer: Bloody spinal fluid indicates a subarachnoid hemorrhage or a traumatic spinal tap(bleeding caused by the spinal tap needle>) Yellow cerebrospinal fluid(Xanthochromia) is from the breakdown of hemoglobin and usually occurs within 12 hours of a subarachnoid bleed. It can persist for 2-4 weeks and its presence indicates that any blood in the CSF is from a hemorrhage and not a traumatic tap.
Answered 4/23/2016
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