Alzheimer's Disease Cerebrospinal Fluid Test -- Useful or Useless? According to a recent editorial, neurologists should be sharpening their lumbar puncture needles in order to obtain cerebrospinal ...
Testing for meningitis can include various tests, including a physical exam, blood tests, bacterial cultures, and cerebrospinal fluid tests. Meningitis happens when the membranes, or meninges, around ...
A 74-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with headache, fever, intermittent right-sided otorrhoea, and rhinorrhoea. Analysis of nasal discharge confirmed the presence of beta-2-transferrin. CT ...
Diagnostic testing of CSF for surrogate disease markers (i.e., 14-3-3 and total tau) assumes that the patient had a history of acute dementia but did not have several conditions that might compromise ...
The significance of detecting herpes simplex virus (HSV) DNA in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of infants with HSV encephalitis after receipt of prolonged therapy with high-dose (60 mg kg −1 day −1) ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--axialHealthcare, a national leader in pain management and pain medication solutions, today announced it has successfully completed a System and Organization Controls ...