The dynamics of human CSF in brain and upper spinal canal are regulated by inspiration and connected to the venous system through associated pressure changes. Upward CSF flow into the head during inspiration counterbalances venous flow out of the brain. Here, we investigated CSF motion along the ...
The importance of the subarachnoid space (SAS) and the meningeal region, which provides a restraining interface between the brain and the skull during a coup/ countercoup movement of the brain, has been addressed in the literature, [9,10,11]. During a contact or non-contact (angular ...
The brain lacks a traditional lymphatic system for metabolite clearance. The existence of a “glymphatic system” where metabolites are removed from the brain’s extracellular space by convective exchange between interstitial fluid (ISF) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) along the paravascular spaces (PVS...
Blood flow artifacts in MRI refer to image distortions or signal loss caused by the motion of blood within vessels. Blood flow artifacts is often seen in regions where there is a pulsatile blood flow such as the heart, large vessels, and sometimes the brain. Blood flow can create several ty...
CSF is predominantly, but not exclusively, secreted by the choroid plexuses. Brain interstitial fluid, ependyma and capillaries may also play a poorly defined role in CSF secretion. CSF circulation from sites of secretion to sites of absorption largely depends on the arterial pulse wave. Additional...
ventricular CSF flow, visualized using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), during NREM sleep is thought to be coupled to flow through the glymphatic system9. Several aspects of sleep’s proposed role in clearing waste from the brain remain unresolved. Notably, it is unclear how CSF ...
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The CSF flow spectra in the aqueduct were determined in patients (n=51) with NPH, brain atrophy or asymptomatic ventricular dilation (VD), and in healthy volunteers (control group; n=25). The changes in CSF flow spectra were also analyzed after intravenous injection of acetazolamide. Moreover...
Flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) through perivascular spaces (PVSs) in the brain is important for clearance of metabolic waste. Arterial pulsations are thought to drive flow, but this has never been quantitatively shown. We used particle tracking to quantify CSF flow velocities in PVSs of live ...
The glymphatic system is a network of perivascular spaces that promotes movement of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) into the brain and clearance of metabolic waste. This fluid transport system is supported by the water channel aquaporin-4 (AQP4) localized to vascular endfeet of astrocytes. The glymphatic...