Doctors analyze cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to help identify conditions that affect your brain and spine. CSF samples are typically collected through a lumbar (spinal) tap. CSF is the clear fluid that ...
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) ...
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis has perhaps the strongest diagnostic and prognostic potential for Alzheimer disease to date, yet some think the field is not harnessing its full power because ...
Michael B. Coulthart, Gerard H. Jansen and Neil R. Cashman For the clinician managing a case of suspected prion disease, timely, accurate diagnosis is particularly important, and there is often an ...
Diagnostic testing of CSF for surrogate disease markers (i.e., 14-3-3 and total tau) assumes that the patient had a history of acute dementia but did not have several conditions that might compromise ...