How Is a CSF Glucose Test Done? The most common way to check the glucose in your cerebrospinal fluid is by performing a lumbar puncture, also called a spinal tap. In some cases, your doctor can also ...

A novel, multi-analyte test developed by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, its Ludwig Center and the Johns Hopkins Department of Neurosurgery can accurately identify brain cancers ...

Testing cytokine levels in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) may rapidly differentiate brain infections from other central nervous system (CNS) diseases, new research suggests. "We have many tests for making ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Testing for antibodies in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) may confirm that COVID-19 has invaded the ...

A team of researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College used genetic testing of cells found in cerebrospinal fluid to track certain brain tumors. In their ...

Multicenter examination showed biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid consistently distinguished MS from other ...

Brain fluid started leaking from a woman's nose after she was swabbed for COVID-19 testing as the extra-long Q-tips caused 'trauma' to pre-existing defect in the woman's skull. The University of Iowa ...

Researchers with the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and four other institutions have developed a molecular test to identify the presence of brain ...

IDH mutation status impact on in vivo hypoxia biomarkers expression: New insights from a clinical, nuclear imaging, and immunohistochemical study in 34 patients with glioma. Background: Cerebrospinal ...

Researchers found that individuals have distinct baseline levels of brain-derived proteins in cerebrospinal fluid, masking ...

Many who’ve had a nasal Covid-19 test performed on themselves have described it as feeling like that swab got as far back as their brains. If done correctly, the swab is angled parallel to the floor, ...

CSF leaks are frequently misdiagnosed as migraines or sinus infections. Experts at Cedars-Sinai note that because symptoms often overlap with more common conditions, CSF leaks are frequently ...