a sample of your cerebrospinal fluid is retrieved. The most common way to attain a sample is through a lumbar puncture, also known as a spinal tap.‌ Spinal taps can be unnerving or uncomfortable ...

Medically reviewed by Huma Sheikh, MD Ependymoma is diagnosed using physical and neurological examinations, imaging, and other diagnostic tests. Several different healthcare providers may be involved, ...

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD Leukemia is a cancer of the blood-forming tissues that often develops in the bone marrow. It affects cells that develop into blood cells, such as red blood cells, ...

The center collects, stores, and distributes pre- and postmortem tissues including brain, spinal cord, CSF, serum, blood cells, and urine. The center maintains inventories of its tissue and fluid ...

Pakistani police have arrested four people accused of stealing spinal fluid from women. The suspects told women they had to provide blood samples to qualify for financial assistance from the ...

The spinal needle, with the stilette in place ... Figure 2: Collection of a fluid sample from the cerebellomedullary cistern of a dog. Blood contamination is the most common complication in ...

But new findings by two independent research groups have identified a virus, Parainfluenza Virus-5, in 96 percent of blood samples and 91 percent of spinal fluid samples from patients with the ...

Let’s explore what cerebrospinal fluid leaks are, why they are dangerous, and how they are treated. The spinal cord is surrounded and protected by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), a clear, watery ...

Multiple hospitals in the city have shared samples of blood, stool, throat swabs, saliva, urine, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF ...