A lumbar puncture was performed and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) studies revealed 37 white blood cells (WBCs)/hpf (100% monocytes), protein 64 mg/dL and glucose 52 mg/dL. He was started on ceftriaxone, ...

Like a slender, fragile vine made of highly sensitive tissue and a billion neurons, your spinal cord is like a living ...

Each of the participants will be scheduled for a lumbar puncture for cerebrospinal fluid extraction and testing. Once processed, results will be provided to patients via their memory clinic doctor.

Design: The medical records of all febrile infants with a bulging fontanelle who underwent a lumbar puncture from January 2000 to February 2008 in Assaf ... months and a median age of 5 months.

Neurosurgeon Nicholas Theodore recaps his presentation given at the 2022 Congress of Neurological Surgeons, highlighting the first-ever randomized prospective study to assess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ...

Background: Post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) is still mostly regarded a minor complication after lumbar puncture. In the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD)-3 headaches ...

Laboratory diagnosis—Difficulties may arise in patients whose cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination yields a typical “aseptic meningitis ... The difficult issue here is whether the patient should ...

Using a technique called MITS (minimally invasive tissue sampling), researchers perform biopsies to obtain samples of key organs or fluids, including cerebrospinal fluid, followed by ...

In the weeks and months after hearing loss occurs as a result of meningitis, there is also a risk of cochlear ossification, a complication in which extreme inflammation causes fluid in the cochlea to ...

Spinal meningitis is a potentially life-threatening condition. It occurs when an infection causes inflammation of the membranes (meninges) that surround your brain and spinal cord. Spinal ...

An analysis of cerebrospinal fluid has uncovered several proteins likely involved in the development and progression of Alzheimer's disease. The study, published in the journal Nature Genetics ...

Fluid in the ear often occurs with an ear infection, especially in kids. The inflammation or congestion that blocks the eustachian tube, a small drainage passageway in your ear, can also be due to ...