How Is a CSF Glucose Test Done? The most common way to check the glucose in your cerebrospinal fluid is by performing a lumbar puncture, also called a spinal tap. In some cases, your doctor can also ...

Biochemical markers in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) are proving increasingly useful in clinical diagnosis and research, but having people agree to a lumbar puncture can be a challenge, particularly in ...

Median duration of follow-up was 13.2 years (range, 6.9 to 15.5 years). Event-free survival (EFS) was 72.6% (SE, 2.5%) for CNS1 patients (n = 304), 70.3% (SE, 4.7%) for CNS2 patients (n = 111), and 66 ...

To diagnose multiple sclerosis (MS), the central vein sign (CVS) on brain MRI appears to work as well as oligoclonal bands (OCBs) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and combining the two biomarkers yields ...

Background: Lumbar puncture (LP) to exclude meningitis is part of an infection screen in many neonatal units. For best outcome, meningitis requires early initiation of treatment. Results of ...

In preparation for more tools that detect and measure the biology associated with Alzheimer's and other dementias earlier and with more accuracy, experts have published appropriate use criteria (AUC) ...

In preparation for more tools that detect and measure the biology associated with Alzheimer's and other dementias earlier and with more accuracy, an Alzheimer's Association-led Workgroup has published ...

January 25, 2010 — Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) white blood cell (WBC) count reference values in neonates and young infants were defined in a cross-sectional study reported online January 11 and to be ...

May aid in the diagnosis of prion disease. RT-QuIC identifies the disease-causing agent. Total TAU and 14-3-3γ are indirect markers of neurodegenerative diseases. Assumes that the patient has a ...

Surgical Management of Advanced Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors After Treatment With Targeted Systemic Therapy Using Kinase Inhibitors We retrospectively studied a cohort of 526 patients treated in ...