Cerebrospinal fluid in clinical neurology. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Florian Deisenhammer, Finn Sellebjerg, Charlotte E Teunissen, Hayrettin Tumani, editors.
• Editors: Deisenhammer, Florian; Sellebjerg, Finn; Teunissen, Charlotte E; Tumani, Hayrettin
• Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. History of CSF -- 3. Anatomy of CSF-related spaces -- 4. Physiology of CSF -- 4.1. CSF production -- 4.2. CSR resorption -- 4.3. Biological function of CSF -- 5. CSF collection -- 5.1. Techniques -- 5.2. Counter-indications and complications -- 5.3. Preanalytical aspects -- 6. Methods -- 6.1. Cell counts and cell staining -- 6.2. Glucose and Lactate -- 6.3. Proteins -- 6.4. Albumin -- 6.5. Immunoglobulins -- 6.6. Detection of infectious agents -- 6.7. Immunohistochemistry -- 6.8. Others (biomarkers) -- 7. CSF in clinical syndromes -- 7.1. Inflammatory disease of the CNS -- 7.1.1. Acute (bacterial, viral meningitis) -- 7.1.2. Chronic (MS) -- 7.2. Inflammatory diseases of the PNS -- 7.2.1. Acute (GBS, Neuroborreliosis) -- 7.2.2 Chronic (CIDP) -- 7.3. Neoplastic and paraneoplastic neurological disorders -- 7.4. Dementias and degenerative disorders -- 7.5. Cerebral bleedings -- 7.6. CSF rhinorrhoea and otorrhoea. 8. Guidelines.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiv, 441 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 616.8/0475; Medicine; Cerebrospinal fluid -- Examination; Neurology; Nervous system -- Diseases -- Diagnosis; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Cerebrospinal fluid -- Examination; Nervous system -- Diseases -- Diagnosis; Neurology; Cerebrospinal Fluid; Nervous System Diseases -- cerebrospinal fluid; Nervous System Diseases -- diagnosis; Medical -- Pathology; Medical -- Laboratory Medicine; Medical -- Surgery -- Neurosurgery; Pathology; Medical laboratory testing & techniques; Neurosurgery; Pathology; Medical laboratories; Neurosurgery; Medical -- Neurology; Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319012254; 3319012258; 9783319012247
• Related ISBNs: 331901224X; 9783319012247
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 10, 2015).
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