Protein ratio in cerebrospinal fluid outperforms traditional biomarkers in predicting Alzheimer's cognitive decline
A potential new biomarker for predicting future cognitive resilience versus decline among people with early Alzheimer's ...
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What to know about a CSF leak
A CSF leak occurs when cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) escapes from the protective layer surrounding the brain and spinal cord. This is a serious condition that can cause headaches, seizures ...
Johns Hopkins Medicine1d
Experimental Blood Test Shown to Accurately Indicate Severity and Predict Potential Recovery From Spinal Cord Injury
New study in @jclinicalinvest by @HopkinsMedicine researchers suggests experimental blood test can indicate spinal cord ...
Rolling Out8d
What parents should know about childhood meningitis
Learn to recognize the early signs of childhood meningitis, when to seek help, and how to protect your child with these ...
Medscape7d
Spinal Cord Compression: An Obstructive Oncologic Emergency
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 ...
WebMD10d
What Is Intrathecal Chemotherapy?
Sometimes cancer cells are able to cross into the fluid that surrounds and protects your brain and spinal cord. Cancer drugs you take by mouth or through a vein can’t get through as easily.
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Wahiawa family one of first to receive fetoscopic surgery
A severe spinal defect threatened the life of a Wahiawa woman’s unborn child. Now more than a year later, her baby is ...