Hydrocephalus is a condition caused by too much cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) inside the ventricles of your brain. Ventricles are spaces inside the brain where cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is made and held. CSF surrounds and helps cushion your brain and spinal cord. CSF also provides nutrients to your...
What is intrathecal (IT) chemotherapy (chemo)?IT chemo is given to kill cancer cells in your cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). CSF is the fluid that surrounds your brain and spinal cord. IT chemo is also given to prevent cancer from spreading to your CSF from other places.What will my chemo ...
Ependymal cells produce CSF (cerebrospinal fluid), which is located within the ventricles of the brain and in the subarachnoid space that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. Aside from allowing the brain to float in the skull, CSF acts as a cushion against traumaand also helps wash away some...
Hydrocephalus is a condition in which excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) builds up within the fluid-containing cavities or ventricles of the brain. The term hydrocephalus is derived from the Greek words "hydro" meaning water and "cephalus" meaning the head. How is hydrocephalus managed? The most c...
There are three rapid assays that are FDA cleared for molecular detection of pathogens from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The Xpert EV assay (Cepheid) was FDA cleared in 2007, Simplexa HSV 1 & 2 Direct (Focus Diagnostics) in 2014, and the FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis (BioFire, Salt Lake ...
CSF flowObjectives: To estimate the mean influence of the main determinants of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) concentration of albumin and plasma-derived immunoglobulin G (IgG). Methods: Correlations of serum and CSF concentrations of albumin and IgG and assumptions of the mode of action of the ...
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrheais a condition where the fluid that surrounds the brain leaks into the nose and sinuses. Head trauma, surgery, or even birth defects can make a hole in the membranes that hold this fluid. It then leaks into your nose or ear, causing a watery, runny nos...
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) assays of specific proteins as well as protein signatures in CSF have potential utility as biomark- ers. Of the proteins that undergo abnormal conformational changes that enhance their aggregation and deposition in brain in AD, Ab1- 42, the ratio of Ab1-42:Ab1-40, ...
Four hours after taking the drug, the ratio of the drug concentration in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to the blood drug concentration is 0.4. This product is metabolized in cells into triphosphate with antiviral activity. After a single dose, the half-life is 1 to 1.5 hours. The ...
IIH can seem like a brain tumor, but no tumor is found.What causes IIH?The cause may not be known. It may be caused by an increased amount of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in your skull. CSF is a clear fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord and protects them from injury. IIH...