Cerebrospinal Fluid in Clinical Neurology

The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is an invaluable diagnostic tool in clinical neurology, not only in the evaluation of inflammatory, degenerative, and malignant diseases of the nervous system, but also in the diagnosis of all forms of cerebral and subarachnoidal bleedings. The CSF can be easily obtaine...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Deisenhammer, Florian (Editor ), Sellebjerg, Finn (Editor ), Teunissen, Charlotte E. (Editor ), Tumani, Hayrettin (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
Temas:
Neurology .
Pathology.
Medicine-Research.
Biology-Research.
Nervous system-Surgery.
Neurology.
Biomedical Research.
Neurosurgery.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. History of CSF
  • 3. Anatomy of CSF-related spaces
  • 4. Physiology of CSF
  • 4.1. CSF production
  • 4.2. CSR resorption
  • 4.3. Biological function of CSF
  • 5. CSF collection
  • 5.1. Techniques
  • 5.2. Counter-indications and complications
  • 5.3. Preanalytical aspects
  • 6. Methods
  • 6.1. Cell counts and cell staining
  • 6.2. Glucose and Lactate
  • 6.3. Proteins
  • 6.4. Albumin
  • 6.5. Immunoglobulins
  • 6.6. Detection of infectious agents
  • 6.7. Immunohistochemistry
  • 6.8. Others (biomarkers)
  • 7. CSF in clinical syndromes
  • 7.1. Inflammatory disease of the CNS
  • 7.1.1. Acute (bacterial, viral meningitis)
  • 7.1.2. Chronic (MS)
  • 7.2. Inflammatory diseases of the PNS
  • 7.2.1. Acute (GBS, Neuroborreliosis)
  • 7.2.2 Chronic (CIDP)
  • 7.3. Neoplastic and paraneoplastic neurological disorders
  • 7.4. Dementias and degenerative disorders
  • 7.5. Cerebral bleedings
  • 7.6. CSF rhinorrhoea and otorrhoea. 8. Guidelines.

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