Cerebrospinal in a sentence

Hydrocephalus Hydrocephalus is an abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the ventricles of the brain and can be caused by an impaired flow of cerebrospinal fluid, reabsorption, or excessive production of CSF.

In their latest study, Professor Lucey and the team wanted to see if improving sleep with the aid of sleeping pills could lower levels of tau and amyloid-beta in the cerebrospinal fluid that bathes the brain and spinal cord.

Ooms S;Overeem S;Besse K;Rikkert MO;Verbeek M;Claassen JA; (n.d.). Effect of 1 night of total sleep deprivation on cerebrospinal fluid β-amyloid 42 in healthy middle-aged men: A randomized clinical trial.

Last month a Canadian study of 300 people at high risk of developing Alzheimer’s found those who struggled to distinguish between the smell of bubblegum, petrol and lemon were most likely to have dementia related proteins in cerebrospinal fluid.

More recently, blood tests and cerebrospinal fluid analysis have shown promise in detecting the disease early by identifying biomarkers associated with Alzheimer's disease, he adds.

Blood inflammatory markers, cerebrospinal fluid examination, brain MRI, chest CT scan, nerve conduction velocity and other tests conclusively proved that GBS had set in.

Electrodes monitored the electrical currents in their brains while the MRI measured the blood oxygen levels in their brains and where and how much cerebrospinal fluid was flowing.

As it turns out, her skullaking cerebrospinal fluid (CSFor about two years.

The goal of the surgery was to increase her cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow.

Analysis of the patient's cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), which is collected by a lumbar puncture ("spinal tap"), reveals an increased number of white blood cells (primarily lymphocytes ) and a mildly elevated protein level.

Between the arachnoid mater and the pia mater is the subarachnoid space which contains cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).

Distribution is not uniform, with highest concentrations found in the liver and kidney, with lowest in the brain and cerebrospinal fluid.

Drug transporters can pump out drugs from the brain and brain's blood vessel cells into the cerebrospinal fluid and blood circulation.

For example, it can be used in brain imaging to suppress cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) so as to bring out periventricular hyperintense lesions, such as multiple sclerosis (MS) plaques.

Increased intracranial pressure (ICP) may be attributable to the direct mass effect of the tumor, increased blood volume, or increased cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) volume, which may in turn have secondary symptoms.

Lumbar puncture is performed to measure the opening pressure, as well as to obtain cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to exclude alternative diagnoses.

Lumbar puncture Vials containing human cerebrospinal fluid.

Neurosyphilis is diagnosed by finding high numbers of leukocytes (predominately lymphocytes ) and high protein levels in the cerebrospinal fluid in the setting of a known syphilis infection.

Repair of craniofacial disorders and disturbance of cerebrospinal fluid circulation is done by neurosurgeons who also occasionally team up with maxillofacial and plastic surgeons.

Researchers have also tried directly instilling the deficient enzyme hexosaminidase A into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) which bathes the brain.