276 LP attempts were examined prospectively by physician questionnaire and medical record review. Factors occurring at the time of LP as well as time required for CSF receipt at the laboratory (DEL) ...

CSF pressure reflects the intracranial pressure. Increase in intracranial pressure can be caused by tumor or mass in the brain, swelling of brain and bleeding into the brain, infection and ...

Biochemical markers in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) are proving increasingly useful in clinical diagnosis and research, but having people agree to a lumbar puncture can be a challenge, particularly in ...

In the blood, lipoproteins ferry cholesterol and other lipids to cells throughout the body. In the cerebrospinal fluid, they may do the same, but because they are 200-fold more dilute there, ...

Despite the mortality and long-term sequelae occurring secondary to neonatal meningitis, past studies have shown that lumbar punctures (LPs) are not done in neonates as often as they should be. This ...

No significant financial relationships to disclose. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2004 ASCO Annual Meeting. This abstract does not include a full text component.

To diagnose multiple sclerosis (MS), the central vein sign (CVS) on brain MRI appears to work as well as oligoclonal bands (OCBs) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and combining the two biomarkers yields ...

Post-dural puncture headaches often develop within a few days of a lumbar puncture (spinal tap). They usually go away on their own within a week or two, but if they persist, a doctor might recommend ...