The diagnosis of spinal cord lymphoma is often delayed due to the high risks associated with a spinal cord biopsy, the rarity of the disease, and the lack of specificity of its clinicoradiological ...

Finally, metastasis results when tumor cells in the cerebrospinal fluid deposit tumor cells in the epidural space.This scenario most often occurs in leukemia. [2] Spinal cord compression ...

Your brain and spinal cord are suspended in about 125 mL of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that not only protects your precious neurons like a kind of liquid bubble wrap, but contains a rich mix of ...

One theory is that cerebrospinal fluid continues to leak out of the tiny hole left by the puncture, and the fluid volume loss somehow triggers the headache. Stem cells can repair spinal cord injuries.

a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak. A CSF leak is when CSF drains from a tear or hole in the membrane that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. The resulting drainage can escape from a person's nose ...

In order to perform the CSF Oligoclonal Bands test, a sample of your cerebrospinal fluid is retrieved. The most common way to attain a sample is through a lumbar puncture, also known as a spinal ...

Newsweek spoke to mother Allyson Moulton, 37, who described her teenage daughter's medical condition as a "ticking bomb." ...

Cerebrospinal fluid flows less effectively for up to 12 months after a subarachnoid hemorrhage, according to a new Norwegian study.

Years before tau tangles show up in brain scans of patients with Alzheimer's disease, a biomarker test developed at the ...

Let’s explore what cerebrospinal fluid leaks are, why they are dangerous, and how they are treated. The spinal cord is surrounded and protected by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), a clear, watery ...

Here's what bacterial meningitis is, how it's different from viral and other types of meningitis, and what treatment can be ...

also known as cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak, occurs when there is a tear or hole in the dura mater—the tough outer membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord. Cerebrospinal fluid ...