Nature

The significance of cerebrospinal fluid dynamics in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using time-SLIP MRI

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) affects approximately 3% of the global population. Recent studies have drawn attention to abnormalities in the dynamics of the CSF as potential contributors. This ...
Nature

Non-invasive assessment of intracranial compliance in idiopathic intracranial hypertension: an MRI-ICP study

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a disease which threatens vision and causes disabling headaches, affecting women of childbearing age with obesity. It is characterised by raised ...
Medscape

CSF Inflammatory Markers Tied to Brain Alterations in SARS-CoV-2

The study covered in this summary was published in medRxiv.org as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) inflammatory marker levels were found to be associated with ...
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Novel use of MR spectroscopy in detecting CSF lactate for diagnosis of neoplastic meningitis.

A pharmacokinetic (PK) study of AC480 administered twice daily in patients with surgically resectable, recurrent malignant glioma (MG) not on enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drug (EIAED). Background: ...
Medical Xpress

Cerebrospinal fluid motion in the brain captured in remarkable detail

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a clear and watery liquid that flows in and around the brain and spinal cord. Its functions include protecting parts of the nervous system, delivering nutrients and ...
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Comparison of CSF Cytology and Spinal Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Detection of Leptomeningeal Disease in Pediatric Medulloblastoma or Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor

Prognostic Significance of Occult Metastases Detected by Sentinel Lymphadenectomy and Reverse Transcriptase–Polymerase Chain Reaction in Early-Stage Melanoma Patients PURPOSE: Leptomeningeal disease ...
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Cerebral-spinal fluid molecular test improves early and accurate diagnosis of multiple sclerosis

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)-based molecular tests can reliably distinguish multiple sclerosis (MS) from other neurological conditions, according to a new study that analyzed cryopreserved CSF samples ...