When Rose Kruze started suffering from debilitating headaches, she had no idea they were a symptom of an under-diagnosed ...

University of Liverpool researchers have worked with global partners to identify and successfully implement an intervention ...

A new study led by Jonathan D. Santoro, MD, Director of the Neuroimmunology Program at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, shows ...

Doctors analyze cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to help identify conditions that affect your brain and spine. CSF samples are typically collected through a lumbar (spinal) tap. CSF is the clear fluid ...

Dear W.M.: CSF surrounds and supports the brain and spinal cord. The meninges normally form a fluid-proof barrier, but if the ...

A CSF leak is when CSF drains from a tear or hole in the membrane that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. In rare cases, the drainage can escape from a person's nose—appearing like a runny nose.

North Ward resident Rose Kruze thought she was just dealing with run-of-the-mill headaches after a bad fall last June.

The blood-CSF barrier has been far less studied than the blood-brain barrier. Scientists have detected age-related changes in gene expression in the choroid plexus, and have linked these to increased ...

My son has been diagnosed with a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak. I had never heard of this. He has been told that his brain ...

My son has been diagnosed with a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak. I had never heard of this. He has been told his brain pressure is lower than normal.

The subtle associations with APOE genotype and CSF biomarkers suggest that hippocampal volume loss correlates in some way with other aspects of AD pathology. Furthermore, Schuff and colleagues ...