Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a clear fluid circulating in the intracranial and spinal compartments. Under normal conditions, the composition of CSF remains constant. However, in various neurological ...

276 LP attempts were examined prospectively by physician questionnaire and medical record review. Factors occurring at the time of LP as well as time required for CSF receipt at the laboratory (DEL) ...

The combination of decreased amyloid β42 (Aβ42) and increased total tau proteins (T-Tau) and phosphorylated tau (P-Tau) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has recently been considered as a biological ...

The programmable CSF shunt valve has become an important tool in hydrocephalus treatment, particularly in the NPH population and in pediatric patients with complex hydrocephalus. The purpose of this ...

For a study, researchers sought to identify the traumatic lumbar punctures (LP) white blood cell (WBC) count correction factor that provides the most accurate meningitis diagnosis. From January 2014 ...

Background Enterovirus Meningitis (EV) is the most common cause of meningitis worldwide. EV meningitis is often clinically indistinguishable from bacterial meningitis. CSF interpretation can pose a ...

Director, Molecular Microbiology Assistant Director, Clinical Microbiology and Immunoserology Laboratories Nationwide Children's Hospital Associate Professor - Clinical, College of Medicine, The Ohio ...

1 Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy 2 Istituto Zooprofilattico del Piemonte Liguria e Valle d'Aosta, Turin, Italy Introduction: Bacterial infection of the central ...