CSF rhinorrhea is a condition where cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks through the nose. Normally cerebrospinal fluid is confined to the space around the brain and spinal cord. Due to its close proximity to the sinus and nasal cavity, any opening will allow CSF to leak into it and then drain ...
Thomson SC: The Cerebrospinal Fluid: Its Spontaneous Escape from the Nose, With Observations on Its Composi- tion and Function in the Human Subject. London: Cassell, 1899Thomson , ST. C.: The Cerebrospinal Fluid: Its Spontaneous Escape from the Nose . London, Cassell, 1899....
(redirected fromcerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea) Thesaurus Medical Encyclopedia rhi·nor·rhe·a (rī′nō-rē′ə) n. Discharge from the nasal mucous membrane, especially when excessive, as with an allergy or infection. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyrigh...
(redirected fromcerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea) Dictionary Thesaurus Medical [‚rin·ə′rē·ə] (medicine) A mucous discharge from the nose. Escape of cerebrospinal fluid through the nose. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Compa...
cerebrospinal fluid Finding Points to a 'Sewage System' for the Brain Behind Nose January 31, 2024 Scientists have discovered a 'secret passageway' in mice that connects the brain to the body's lymphatic system.The network of vessels appears to form an overlooked brain drainage system that plays...
OBJECTIVE: Rhinoliquorrhea is defined as a cerebrospinal fluid leakage from the nose. Eustachian Tube Obliteration and its Effect on Rhinoliquorrhea in Translabyrinthine Vestibular Schwannoma Excision In 1884, Italian pathologists Ettore Marchiafava and Angelo Celli described intracellular micrococci in cereb...
A spinal fluid leak happens when cerebrospinal fluid leaks through a tear or hole in the tissue that surrounds your brain. Some symptoms of a spinal fluid leak are a headache, meningitis,ringing in your ears, cerebrospinal fluid that leaks from your nose, or vision problems. ...
in CSF. This test may be done if it is suspected that trauma to the central nervous system has caused a leak of CSF from the central nervous system. A sample of fluid leaking from the nose or ears is collected and tested. A positive test for beta-2 transferrin means the fluid is CSF...
2Cerebrospinal fluid – composition and role Cerebrospinal fluidis a blood plasma filtrate and consists mainly of water, and its chemical composition and physical properties are partly similar to plasma, including water content, osmolarity, and pH, however, it differs from it by lower content of...
a cerebrospinal fluid (csf) rhinorrhoea occurs when there is a fistula between the dura and the skull base and discharge of csf from the nose. csf rhinorrhea or liquorrhoea commonly occurs following head trauma (fronto-basal skull fractures), as a result of intracranial surgery, or destructio...