| 单词 | spinal fluid |
| 例句 | “Some believe that, like blood or spinal fluid, our peculiarness has physical substance. Others think it’s inside us but insubstantial. A second soul.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I was actually bom with too much cerebral spinal fluid inside my skull. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z But cerebral spinal fluid is just the doctors’ fancy way of saying brain grease. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z The side effects —crippling headaches, dizziness, seizures, vomiting—lasted until the body naturally refilled the skull with spinal fluid, which usually took two to three months. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z To send drugs directly into that sanctuary, the medicines would need to be injected directly into Carla's spinal fluid, through a series of spinal taps. Cancer: The new normal? 2011-01-17T17:35:24Z In 1916, two more French doctors, Georges Guillain and Jean Alexandre Barré, studied several people with ascending paralysis and observed the key diagnostic abnormality of increased spinal fluid protein but normal cell count. Sarah Manguso: the disease that stole my youth 2011-01-23T00:05:41Z A lumbar puncture took a sample of his spinal fluid, and that was normal. 'You think I'm mad?' – the truth about psychosomatic illness 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z Over the course of numerous neurology appointments, he was injected with saline as a substitute for spinal fluid and is replenished every few months as needed. Artist fights uphill battle to stay here 2011-06-29T21:47:00Z Clear spinal fluid began to fill the wound. My Last Day as a Surgeon 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z He began to pick away at the ligaments, beneath which lay the dura, which contained spinal fluid and the nerve roots. My Last Day as a Surgeon 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z His spinal fluid was sent to a state laboratory that performs genetic fingerprinting on bacteria samples, where researchers later found Roberson had tested positive for listeria. WA woman sues Tacoma burger shop linked with deadly listeria outbreak 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Subsequent studies involving brain scans, spinal fluid and blood tests - many citing Barnes' work – have also found differences. Insight: Promising new Alzheimer's drugs may benefit whites more than Blacks 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z She needs crutches to walk and has a tube - called a shunt - through her body controlling her spinal fluid. My surgeon experimented on me and ruined my life 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z T. brucei multiplies by binary fission in blood, lymph and spinal fluid. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z In 2020 it was suggested she undergo a lumbar puncture - a test of her spinal fluid - to "rule out MS". Livvy Haydock: 'Disabled gangsters supported me with my MS diagnosis' 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z The most common side effects associated with the drug were pain, fatigue and increased spinal fluid. Drug for rare form of Lou Gehrig’s disease OK’d by FDA 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z “That’s why I’m here,” said Doug Whitney, who for years has given samples of blood and spinal fluid and undergone brain scans and cognitive exams, in the hunt for clues. Seeking Alzheimer’s clues from few who escape genetic fate 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z He said the spinal fluid was "pouring out" and that he and another surgeon were sent running to find a more senior surgeon. My surgeon experimented on me and ruined my life 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z But it will also be worthwhile to continue trying to develop a blood test, spinal fluid test or brain scan that will measure oligomers, which are currently undetectable in living patients. A Neurologist Answers Questions Patients Might Have about the New Alzheimer’s Drug Lecanemab 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z The virus and its gene cargo reach the brain after being injected directly into the spinal fluid. A Promising Trial Targets a Genetic Risk for Alzheimer’s 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z He has hydrocephalus, which means spinal fluid cannot flow around the body, due to a bleed on his brain. Baby given one day to live reaches first birthday 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z She said Denton didn't seem to test for respiratory viruses or test Jayden's cerebral spinal fluid — grave errors given his medical history. "Is the caller the killer?": How Jessica Logan’s 911 call for help became evidence against her 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z So, scientists in multiple research institutes worldwide are working to identify biomarkers for the disease that can be seen in samples of blood, saliva or spinal fluid or by using brain imaging scans. A Test for C.T.E. in the Living May Be Closer Than Ever 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z There’s evidence that people who have no Alzheimer’s symptoms have detectable chemical changes in their spinal fluid or blood that predict that Alzheimer's pathology has begun. A Neurologist Answers Questions Patients Might Have about the New Alzheimer’s Drug Lecanemab 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z The treatment requires monthly lumbar punctures, in which a needle is passed between the bones in the spine to put the drug directly into the spinal fluid. 'Truly remarkable' drug helps motor neurone disease 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z Health care providers may send feces, throat swabs, spinal fluid, and other specimens for lab testing. With polio’s return, here’s what back-to-schoolers need to know 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z These are considered less accurate than imaging or spinal fluid tests that measure two types of proteins, beta-amyloid and phosphorylated tau, which accumulate abnormally in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s. Covid-19 in seniors linked to increased Alzheimer’s risk, study finds 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z PET imaging requires injecting a radioactive tracer molecule into the bloodstream, and spinal fluid must be extracted with a needle inserted between vertebrae in the back. Eye Tests May Help Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Pressure in the spinal fluid is measured as shown in Figure 11.46. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z What is the percent by mass of glucose in spinal fluid? Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z The brain is 80% water, and osmotic balance between water and spinal fluid is critical to proper brain function. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z In recent years, he was focused on research that included imaging cerebral spinal fluid as it flowed to the brain. Raymond Damadian, Creator of the First M.R.I. Scanner, Dies at 86 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z His spinal fluid was infected with bacteria, and it was spreading to his brain. Baby Formula Shortage Reveals Gaps in Regulation and Reporting 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z Figure 11.46 A water manometer used to measure pressure in the spinal fluid. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Alternatively, the spinal fluid mass unit in the denominator could have been converted from g to mg instead. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z Chiancone underwent the test, which confirmed Toro’s hunch: the level of folate in her spinal fluid was virtually undetectable, even though the level in her blood was normal. This woman’s desperate persistence helped spark her lucky break 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z Whatever it was, the tumor was so large that it blocked the circulation of the spinal fluid through the brain, causing the nerve to swell. Something Seemed to Be Blocking Signals to Her Brain. What Was It? 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z Sometimes, we incorporate added results from blood or spinal fluid. Perspective | Is my memory going or is it just normal aging? 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z The catheter ran to a pressure valve installed in the back of his head; from there, a tube ran into his abdomen to drain excess spinal fluid. Football hero: How George Visger survived the NFL and traumatic brain injury — barely 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z A spinal tap and analysis of the spinal fluid can reveal elevated levels of tau and beta-amyloid proteins in the brain. When Dementia Strikes at an Early Age 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z Testing conducted six months later at NIH showed that the level of folate in her spinal fluid was normal. This woman’s desperate persistence helped spark her lucky break 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z Even though multiple sclerosis is a disease of the brain and spinal cord, he could not find the virus in patients’ spinal fluid. Common Virus May Play Role in Debilitating Neurological Illness 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z He still has a shunt in his brain to drain excessive spinal fluid into his abdomen. A violent crash, a $106 million verdict and the embrace that brought closure 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z The human body's production of spinal fluid, about a pint per day, flows into ventricles in the middle brain. Football hero: How George Visger survived the NFL and traumatic brain injury — barely 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z One of the skeletons belonged to a 6- to 8-month-old with severe hydrocephaly, in which spinal fluid is trapped in the skull and puts pressure on the brain. Ancient Greeks didn’t kill ‘weak’ babies, new study argues 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z Mila was already blind and could not walk without help when the drug was first injected into her spinal fluid in early 2018. Personalized RNA drugs may soon be available for more rare genetic diseases 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z His head was full of cerebral spinal fluid. "The brain has a backup system": Why people missing much of their brain can miraculously recover 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z When the neurologist Adam Fisch saw Wilkes’s symptoms, he ordered a series of tests — X-rays, spinal fluid sampling, magnetic resonance imaging — but was cautious with both his diagnosis and his prognosis. His N.B.A. Dream Was Right There. Then He Couldn’t Move His Legs. 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z For example, mice that had an NR2B inhibitor delivered directly into the spinal fluid were less sensitive to pain than were untreated animals. Toward Better Pain Control 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z Lo says the researchers next plan to test their technique in urine, spinal fluid and other bodily liquids to detect and treat diseases early. New DNA Blood Test Could Pinpoint Cancer’s Source in the Body 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z An experimental drug, injected into spinal fluid, lowered levels of toxic proteins that kill cells in the brain. 'Huntington's disease won't stop me having a baby' 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z The patient was apparently leading a normal life, despite having cranium filled with spinal fluid and very little brain tissue. "The brain has a backup system": Why people missing much of their brain can miraculously recover 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z In my own life, I’ve known many years of houseboundness, because of a rare illness that sapped me of the spinal fluid needed to properly cushion my brain. How Wild Will Summer Be? This Gum Commercial Gets Creative. 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z In that case, direct delivery of COX inhibitors into the spinal fluid might minimize the side effects caused by systemic delivery. Toward Better Pain Control 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z She was accepted into an expanded access program for an experimental treatment that involves an invasive and painful procedure in which modified stem cells are injected into her spinal fluid. As M.L.B. Honors Lou Gehrig, It Shines a Spotlight on A.L.S. 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z Spudich leads a study using brain imaging along with analyses of spinal fluid and other biological samples to look for signs of inflammation and other abnormalities in patients with persistent post–COVID-19 neurological symptoms. COVID-19 ‘brain fog’ inspires search for causes and treatments 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z Doctors began shipping vials of spinal fluid to Atlanta overnight packed in dry ice. EXCERPT: `Kill Shot’ probes shadow industry, deadly disease 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z Llacsa saw top specialists who treat cerebral spinal fluid leaks, a condition so rare it occurs in an estimated 5 out of 100,000 people each year. Naperville woman’s journey through rare spinal fluid leak 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z Clinicians may eventually be able to measure genetic, blood or spinal fluid biomarkers to predict who is at risk of developing Alzheimer's, which would make it possible to treat them before they develop symptoms. A Harder Look at Alzheimer’s Causes and Treatments 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z Patients across the developing world had also given their own blood, spinal fluid and sinew, to test and establish these therapies. Africans facing coronavirus must not suffer the injustices they saw with Aids | Lydia Namubiru 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z Hofmann’s brain cells were rushed to the institute on “life support” in a cooler rigged up with artificial cerebral spinal fluid and oxygen. Epilepsy treatment side effect: New insights about the brain 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Her anesthesiologist told them about Elwina’s cloudy spinal fluid and explained symptoms consistent with fungal meningitis. EXCERPT: `Kill Shot’ probes shadow industry, deadly disease 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z She wants to incorporate UFC Gym into a fundraiser she hopes to plan for the Tyrrell Family Foundation, which formed to support research into cerebral spinal fluid leaks. Naperville woman’s journey through rare spinal fluid leak 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z He was told to temporarily boost his consumption of caffeine and salt to increase the production of spinal fluid. The cause of this man’s suffering was hiding in plain sight 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z Recently, Poduri began to collaborate with colleagues in Melbourne, Australia, who are assessing whether such DNA changes are detectable in spinal fluid. As epilepsy drugs fail nearly one-third of patients, scientists seek root causes of seizures 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z He was transferred to the special care unit and and a sample of his spinal fluid was taken. ‘A common bug could have killed my baby’ 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z CAR-T cells are even seen in the spinal fluid of patients without any symptoms. Behind the Scenes of a Radical New Cancer Cure 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z She said her doctors think the recovery has happened because all of her procedures over the years patched enough of the tiny punctures in her dura to stop the cerebral spinal fluid leaks. Naperville woman’s journey through rare spinal fluid leak 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z It is one of the most common symptoms of a spinal fluid leak. The cause of this man’s suffering was hiding in plain sight 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z The findings support another recent study in which Columbia University researchers, using a different technique with fewer patients, also found enterovirus antibodies in spinal fluid. What Causes a Mysterious Paralysis in Children? Researchers Find Viral Clues 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z “Antibodies against enterovirus were found in the spinal fluid of nearly 70 percent of AFM patients; less than 7 percent of non-AFM patients tested positive for these antibodies,” per the release. Poliolike illness that paralyzes children may be caused by viral infection: study 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z The problem: Doctors seldom found those viruses in the patients’ spinal fluid, leaving doubt about the link. Study points to virus as culprit in kids’ paralyzing illness 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z When cerebral spinal fluid leaks into surrounding tissues, there’s not enough to provide cushioning for the spinal cord and nutrients for the brain, doctors who treat the condition say. Naperville woman’s journey through rare spinal fluid leak 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z A new analysis of young patients’ spinal fluid now offers evidence linking a group of common viruses known as enteroviruses to AFM. Evidence links poliolike disease in children to a common type of virus 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z Then the researchers incubated a “soup” of bacteriophages with a patient’s spinal fluid sample, Dr. Wilson said. What Causes a Mysterious Paralysis in Children? Researchers Find Viral Clues 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z With FDA approval, in January 2018 they then began to infuse the RNA into her spinal fluid. Drug tailored to one girl with brain disease paves way for similar customized treatments 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z In tests of spinal fluid from 42 AFM patients and 58 children with unrelated neurologic illnesses, only enterovirus-targeting antibodies emerged as the potential culprit. Study points to virus as culprit in kids’ paralyzing illness 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z The disease is diagnosed through blood and spinal fluid tests. Ohio girl, 7, diagnosed with rare mosquito-borne illness that can cause brain inflammation, seizures 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z Doctors say he is leaking cerebral spinal fluid through his nose, but did not break any bones other than a skull fracture and a cracked vertebrae. Newlywed wife rescues husband after volcano fall 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Current tools such as brain scans and spinal fluid tests are too expensive or impractical for regular check-ups. Scientists close in on blood test for Alzheimer’s 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z Risks involved with this procedure include drops in blood pressure, or in extremely rare cases a leakage of spinal fluid. Mom claims epidural was stuck in back for days after giving birth 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z Add some spinal fluid, and any antibodies present would stick to their target, able to be identified. Study points to virus as culprit in kids’ paralyzing illness 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z Several companies and university labs now offer gene-based tests on blood or spinal fluid. New gene tests for germs quickly reveal source of infections 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z Several companies and university labs now offer gene-based tests on blood or spinal fluid. New gene tests for germs quickly reveal source of infections 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z The drug must be injected directly into the spinal fluid in the back, with four injections in the first two months followed by a single injection every four months for the life of the patient. The costliest drug on the planet will treat infants with rare disease. The market fight focused on cost and safety is just getting started. 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z The researchers say they found Enterovirus-D68 in the spinal fluid of one of six children who suffered acute flaccid myelitis, a mysterious and sometimes deadly paralyzing illness. Researchers: Virus linked to polio-like illness 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z So researchers tried a new trick: They checked patients’ spinal fluid for signs the immune system had fought an invading virus. Study points to virus as culprit in kids’ paralyzing illness 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z Those cells are then injected into patients’ spinal fluid, bloodstream or joints. This clinic’s experimental stem cell treatment blinded patients. Years later, the government is still trying to stop it. 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z The company plans to test blood, breath by-products and cerebral spinal fluid as well as conduct brain scans to look for changes in inflammatory markers. For Alzheimer's Sufferers, Brain Inflammation Ignites a Neuron-Killing "Forest Fire" 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z Samples of spinal fluid spoilt before they reached the NCDC’s microbiology laboratory in Abuja, which made it impossible to confirm diagnoses — a requirement for unlocking access to international stockpiles of vaccines. This Nigerian doctor might just prevent the next deadly pandemic 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z “Jake” continued, “He has been fitted with a ‘lumbar drain’ in his back to drain his spinal fluid. A Suspense Novelist’s Trail of Deceptions 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z Antibodies programmed to track specific germs only wind up in spinal fluid if they fought infection there - what Wilson’s team set out to find. Study points to virus as culprit in kids’ paralyzing illness 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z Scientists analysed brain tissue, spinal fluid, and saliva from dead and living patients with diagnosed and suspected Alzheimer's. Is gum disease 'central' to Alzheimer's? 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z It is injected into the spinal fluid through a spinal tap. One Family’s Struggle to Get Their Daughter Lifesaving Medication 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z It would take a clinical trial to find out – one in which children would receive repeat injections into their spinal fluid via lumbar puncture. They said I'd go blind. Now gene therapy has changed that 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z Recently published research from Stanford University found that low levels of the hormone vasopressin in a child’s spinal fluid might predict their odds of developing ASD. Researchers say air pollution may increase risk of autism 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z With each breath, her brain was rising and falling, as it floated in the shifting spinal fluid in her skull, and it was crucial to implant when the cortex rose to maximum height. How to Control a Machine with Your Brain 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z The drug is effective for both mild and severe forms of sleeping sickness, so health workers no longer have to test patients’ spinal fluid. A ‘rediscovered’ drug against sleeping sickness gets the green light 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z Yet Meissonier said Tuesday that finding finding the viruses in two patients’ spinal fluid did not explain all of the cases. More children are becoming suddenly paralyzed — and health officials still don't know why - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Scientists would need to find the virus in the spinal fluid of affected children — proof that it traveled there and caused motor damage — but they haven’t yet. As polio-like illness strikes dozens of children, doctors say the CDC is being too cautious - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z The tests showed a variety of abnormalities: an MRI of her brain with abnormal signal in the deep temporal lobe and inflammatory cells in a sample of spinal fluid. Review | Can neuroscience merge science with the humanities? 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z After that, she felt nothing while he withdrew 20 milliliters of her spinal fluid and replaced it with the medication, dissolved in liquid. ‘I feel so much hope’—Is a new drug keeping this woman’s deadly Huntington disease at bay? 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z Most of the injuries occur if the needle misses its target and directly injures nerves or places the drug into the spinal fluid or arteries, depriving the spinal cord of blood. After Doctors Cut Their Opioids, Patients Turn to a Risky Treatment for Back Pain 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z In the past, although bits of virus have been found in the breast milk and spinal fluid of women who recover, only male survivors have been shown to infect anyone. For the First Time, a Female Ebola Survivor Infects Others 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z The Hawaii Department of Health confirmed Friday that the parasite was found in the child’s spinal fluid. Hawaii toddler contracts rat lungworm disease on Oahu 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z That wasn’t possible for Alzheimer’s disease until a few years ago, when brain scans and spinal fluid tests were developed to do this. New way of defining Alzheimer’s aims to find disease sooner 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z This is less likely to happen with the technique Merkley uses because he goes one space further into the spine and deposits medication into the cerebral spinal fluid before putting in an epidural catheter. Women’s empowerment helped pave way for modern childbirth 2018-03-24T04:00:00Z However, they extracted spinal fluid instead, and attempted to sell it on the black market, police added. Gang 'stole spinal fluid from women' 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z Blood amyloid levels also correlated with findings in the same patients from PET scans and spinal fluid measures. A Big Step Toward a Blood Test For Alzheimer's 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z The researchers injected either the antisense drug or a placebo into the study participants’ spinal fluid—a 20-minute procedure similar to those that deliver epidural anesthesia to women in labor. Experimental Huntington's Therapy Shows Promise in a Small Trial 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z You might find a doctor willing to order them, but spinal fluid tests are somewhat invasive, and brain scans can cost up to $6,000. New way of defining Alzheimer’s aims to find disease sooner 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z He received three IV antibiotics and an antifungal drug, but no infection was identified in his spinal fluid. Doctors thought they knew the cause of a teen’s terrible seizures. So why didn’t he get better? 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z An experimental drug, injected into spinal fluid, safely lowered levels of toxic proteins in the brain. Huntington’s breakthrough may stop disease 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z When his daughter, Mackie, was only 5 years old, Stoops left the team for a few days when Mackie needed brain surgery because her brain fluid and spinal fluid weren’t circulating properly. Looking back at Bob Stoops’ OU football coaching career 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z After collecting the participants’ spinal fluid and tallying final measurements of mutant Htt, the results were clear: Antisense therapy was not only safe and well tolerated, it reduced the targeted disease-causing protein. Experimental Huntington's Therapy Shows Promise in a Small Trial 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z The researchers found that these stem cells release molecules called microRNAs, which help to regulate gene expression, into the cerebrospinal fluid. Brain's Stem Cells Slow Ageing in Mice 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z He stayed on treatment for 34 months and had “nearly a complete loss” of HIV: Researchers couldn’t detect the virus “despite massive sampling” of his blood, bone marrow, spinal fluid, lymph nodes, ileum, and rectum. What can science learn from a child who has controlled HIV without drugs for more than 8 years? 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z That pain begins in pre-memory, when, 5 months old and hydrocephalic, Alexie needs surgery to relieve the excess cerebral spinal fluid pressing on his brain, and from that moment on, the hits keep coming. Opinion | Physical, psychic and tribal pain in this memoir of a mercurial mother 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z The participants answered questions about their sleep quality, and also provided samples of spinal fluid. Sleeping Badly Is Linked to Higher Alzheimer's Disease Risk 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z They analyzed their spinal fluid for the presence of indicators of the plaques and tangles that are characteristic of Alzheimer’s. Poor Sleep Tied to Increased Alzheimer’s Risk 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z Researchers suggest it could be more rapid and cheaper than current methods of measuring the progress of the disease, such as invasive tests of spinal fluid and brain scans. Huntington's disease trial test is 'major advance' - BBC News 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Kerr last coached on April 19, the second game of the first round, after which Kerr experienced intense pain stemming from leakage of spinal fluid, a byproduct of back surgery he underwent two years ago. Steve Kerr to coach Warriors in Game 2 of NBA Finals, says he’s sticking around 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z On May 5, he underwent a procedure at Duke University to repair a spinal fluid leak. Steve Kerr Returning to Coach Warriors in Game 2 of the N.B.A. Finals 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is testing the child’s blood and spinal fluid samples. Toddler may have rare disease linked to raccoon droppings 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z A few days later, we were given the diagnosis: carcinomatous meningitis, a spread of cancer cells to the spinal fluid. Perspective | I’m a doctor. When my mother was dying, I wish her doctors had told me the truth. 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z Calling axons “the most vulnerable parts of the neurons,” Zetterberg said that “the most important injury mechanism in the concussion is” when they “break” and release contents into the brain, spinal fluid and, eventually, blood. How a protein called ‘NFL’ could help the NFL with brain injuries 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z Through a spinal tap, the drug enters the spinal fluid, finds the nerve cells and binds to the back-up genes, boosting their ability to produce a protein that’s missing because of the primary gene’s mutation. Nemours doctor’s research leads to first approved SMA drug 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z Marr said the procedure involved having the drug injected into the spinal fluid while hanging upside down. Andrew Marr receives treatment for stroke - BBC News 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z The cause, according to research presented this week at the Radiology Society of North America’s annual meeting, is an increased volume of spinal fluid that pushes against the optic nerve and eyeballs, causing farsightedness. From shrinking spines to space fungus: The top five dangers of space travel 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Until recently, scientists needed to draw spinal fluid to detect these biomarkers after a brain trauma. A Game Changer for Diagnosing Concussions in the NFL 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z And although there was no evidence of either of those, the spinal fluid did contain more protein than was normal, and that suggested some type of inflammatory process going on in the brain. Think Like a Doctor: The Painter’s Headaches 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z The problem with that hypothesis was that D68 was never found in the spinal fluid of infected children. More cases reported of a mysterious polio-like illness that killed a 6-year-old 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z Ten months after she was discharged from a London hospital, the nurse fell ill with meningitis caused by a resurgence of Ebola hiding in her spinal fluid. Ebola survivors fight reminders like blindness, epilepsy 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z Diagnosis is based on a combination of clinical signs and symptoms and specialized laboratory tests of blood or spinal fluid. Minot man continue recovering after battling West Nile Virus 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z The researchers developed a technique to identify a Parkinson's-associated molecule in spinal fluid samples from patients. Experimental Test Detects Parkinson's Disease Earlier 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z Acting on a hunch, emergency room doctors ordered a spinal tap to test for meningitis, and lab scientist Sheila Black found the amoeba moving in the spinal fluid. Teen survives rare amoeba infection that kills most people 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z He called the C.D.C. immediately, and the amoeba was found in a sample of her spinal fluid. My Vacation With a Brain-Eating Amoeba 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z Multiple spinal MRIs, blood labs and spinal fluid tests were unremarkable, but routine X-rays of his hips showed deficient hardening of his bones. With finicky eating habits, parents struggle to make sure kids grow normally 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z Brain tissue collected from still births tested positive for the virus, as did spinal fluid from babies with microcephaly. Chasing an epidemic: On the road with Brazil's Zika detectives 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z “We expected that the tool would be based on measurements from blood or cerebral spinal fluid,” Zach says. Challenges: Crowdsourced solutions : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Brain scans and spinal taps may also be conducted to check for corroborating evidence like the accumulation of amyloid, the hallmark protein of Alzheimer’s, in the brain or spinal fluid. What Is Alzheimer’s Disease? 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z Two weeks after that, spinal fluid started seeping from his skull. Creator of cartoon characters battling back from cancer 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z An MRI scan and a test of spinal fluid indicated he was suffering from meningoencephalitis, an infection and swelling of the brain. Another Neurological Disorder Tied to Zika 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z Currently, neurosurgeons use several types of devices to monitor the brain, including a plastic tube placed into the spinal fluid, explained Dr. Donald Whiting, of Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. Could Implanted Sensor Revolutionize Brain Monitoring? 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z Virologists discovered last year that the virus can also linger in the spinal fluid, after the Scottish nurse Pauline Cafferkey developed meningitis caused by the virus nine months after she had received the all clear. Ebola is over in west Africa, says World Health Organisation 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z The resulting pressure can affect brain function and cerebral spinal fluid flow. This is what it feels like to have brain surgery at 23 | Jessica Warriner 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z A good illustration was Freireich’s decision to treat Pseudomonas meningitis by injecting an antibiotic directly into the spinal fluid. How to Cure Cancer 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Alfred Ogden, a neurosurgeon at the Spine Center at Columbia University Medical Center, said the need for a follow-up suggests a possible complication with the September surgery, such as a spinal fluid leak. Game Over? Tiger Woods Presses Reset 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z The technique, which has the unfortunate name of “virome capture sequencing platform for vertebrate viruses,” or VirCapSeq-VERT, can find every virus in a given drop of saliva, tissue or spinal fluid with near-perfect accuracy. One Test Detects Every Vertebrate Virus 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z The first, using medications to lower the rate of spinal fluid production, is not optimal, Liu said, because it doesn’t address the underlying cause. He went from a playful little boy to ‘a zombie.’ Why wouldn’t the doctors listen? 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z It’s when the obstructed flow of cerebral spinal fluid causes cysts, or syrinxes, to form in the spinal cord. This is what it feels like to have brain surgery at 23 | Jessica Warriner 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z They are monitoring changes in the brain and spinal fluid and checking cognitive performance. First trial to stop Alzheimer's before symptoms emerge - BBC News 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Dr. Bausch said that her blood and spinal fluid had tested positive for traces of the virus earlier this month. New Clues Into Ebola as Ill Nurse Improves 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z Instead, it appears that some virus may have remained in the spinal fluid or elsewhere in the body to cause severe symptoms. Ebola lingers in semen for months, studies confirm 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Dr. Aylward said her spinal fluid had tested positive for traces of Ebola. Scottish Nurse Who Had Ebola Is Back in Hospital and Critically Ill 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z The procedure’s called a posterior fossa decompression – a bit of skull is removed, along with part of the first vertebra, to make room for the Chiari malformation and let cerebral spinal fluid flow more easily. This is what it feels like to have brain surgery at 23 | Jessica Warriner 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z Dr. Layton urged Dr. Asnis to send blood and spinal fluid samples to the State Health Department’s laboratory in Albany for further testing. Dr. Deborah Asnis, Who Sounded Alert on West Nile Virus Outbreak, Dies at 59 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Turner’s group also measured the protein in spinal fluid and blood, and did not see differences over the year in the resveratrol group. How a Compound in Red Wine Might Slow Alzheimer’s 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Over one year, the resveratrol group showed a stabilization in the level of a protein -- called amyloid-beta 40 -- in their spinal fluid. Could Red Wine Ingredient Affect Progression of Alzheimer's? 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z Doctors inserted a needle into his brain about once a week to drain the excess spinal fluid. Mitchell family battling through baby’s medical conditions 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z Most intriguing, tests of spinal fluid also showed a reduction in levels of that worrisome tau protein in exercisers over age 70. Exercise good for brain, even for those with Alzheimer’s 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Baker then studied their cognitive function tests, brain imaging and levels of Alzheimer’s proteins in their cerebral spinal fluid. Newest Alzheimer's Treatment May Be Exercise 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Untreated it can spread to a person’s bone marrow or spinal fluid. Wilmington hospital staff become children’s superheroes 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z She received more than 20 spinal taps and lumbar punctures to check if leukemia cells were showing up in her spinal fluid. After surviving bout with leukemia, woman becomes a nurse 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z The findings also confirm that amyloid screening, by PET scan or cerebral spinal fluid test, can help identify people for clinical trials of drugs to prevent Alzheimer’s. Studies Confirm Brain Plaque Can Help Predict Alzheimer’s 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z In each study, researchers used either PET scans of the brain, or samples of spinal fluid, to detect amyloid deposits. Alzheimer's-Linked Brain Plaques May Arise Decades Before Symptoms 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z The researchers compared evidence of HIV activity in samples of blood and spinal fluid from 72 untreated HIV-infected patients. HIV Can Damage Brain Early On, Study Says 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z But in children who’ve been tested for the virus, it’s very rarely been found in their spinal fluid—the location doctors expect to find it if it’s responsible for paralysis. Researchers Link Virus to Mysterious Paralysis in Children 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z So the relatively low cytokine levels in their spinal fluid "parallel" what was seen in the earlier study, Hornig said. Clues to 'Brain Fog' in Chronic Fatigue Patients Found in Spinal Fluid 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z A more practical test for exertion intolerance may come from examining the gene expression in the spinal fluid of C.F.S. patients after moderate exercise, which has been shown to be distinctively abnormal in small samples. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Needs Effective Treatments 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Like so many aspects of the body, the right amount of this liquid, called cerebral spinal fluid, or C.S.F., is essential. Think Like a Doctor: Swept Off Her Feet 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z But it looms large for samples typically containing relatively few bacteria, such as dust, spinal fluid, or blood, Walker says. Contamination plagues some microbiome studies 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z But microbiome researchers are increasingly working with samples with low microbial biomass, including material from spinal fluid, blood and the lungs. Microbiome science threatened by contamination 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z Overall, the researchers found reduced levels of most cytokines in chronic fatigue syndrome patients' spinal fluid, versus the two other groups. Clues to 'Brain Fog' in Chronic Fatigue Patients Found in Spinal Fluid 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z Federal health officials on Friday said that they failed to detect the presence of enterovirus 68 in samples of spinal fluid taken from nine children suspected of developing a neurologic illness linked to the infection. Enterovirus 68 and Paralysis Link Remains Uncertain 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z Only four were confirmed to have enterovirus 68, but doctors found abnormalities in all nine children’s spinal fluid and their cranial nerves. First Reported Death From Enterovirus Unfortunately, lab tests of spinal fluid often fail to identify bugs like enterovirus 68, even if they’re present, she added. Virus probed in paralysis cases in 9 Colorado kids 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z At the emergency room, medical workers drew blood and checked his spinal fluid, then sent him home. An Effort to Raise Awareness of Sepsis, Led by Families Touched by It 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z In the next several months, he underwent two surgeries to halt leaks of spinal fluid from his cranial cavity and another operation for a pulmonary embolism and had epileptic seizures, pneumonia and persistent fevers. James S. Brady, Reagan’s press secretary and survivor of 1981 shooting, dies at 73 Participants received brain scans, genetic testing, blood and spinal fluid tests, and PET scans to detect amyloid plaques in the temporal lobe, an area important for memory. Could a Simple Smell Test Help Spot Alzheimer's Early? 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z For biochemical markers, the best evidence is with spinal fluid assays for tau protein or amyloid. Why Alzheimer's Drugs Keep Failing 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Seward said a test that showed the germ in a patient’s spinal fluid would be good evidence that the virus was causing paralysis. Virus probed in paralysis cases in 9 Colorado kids 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z The dislocated vertebrae also severed Van Dyken-Rouen’s spinal cord and caused a spinal fluid leak. Van Dyken-Rouen leaves for Colorado hospital 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z They then measured levels of beta amyloid in the spinal fluid of the participants over a 37-hour period. Could Certain Antidepressants Slow Alzheimer's? 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z High-powered drugs are custom-mixed on site, injected into the pump and carried by catheter into the spinal fluid. Pain and gain: An Alabama clinic stands out amid data on Medicare payments 2014-05-11T00:22:00Z A buildup of viral material in the spinal fluid plugged the holes through which the fluid normally drains. Vertigo: A common problem that left one man teetering for months and months 2014-04-21T20:25:00Z Both DNA and RNA of the virus were found in the baby’s early blood and spinal fluid samples, so Dr. Persaud said it was virtually certain she was infected at birth. Early Treatment Is Found to Clear H.I.V. in a 2nd Baby 2014-03-06T01:01:21Z A large field of research is currently looking at indicators for Alzheimer’s in blood and cerebral spinal fluid. Blood test may predict onset of Alzheimer’s and related disease, new study finds 2014-03-10T19:12:11Z But since viral DNA and RNA were found in the Long Beach baby’s blood and spinal fluid, “this baby was definitely infected,” she added, “and now we are unable to detect replication-competent virus.” Second Success Raises Hope for a Way to Rid Babies of H.I.V. 2014-03-05T21:29:44Z Then, last season ended in a nightmare when a spinal tap administered to check for viral meningitis disabled him, causing leaking spinal fluid and migraine headaches. Deng brings class act to Cleveland 2014-01-09T02:56:00Z According to Garr, these are the world’s first intraspinal injections, directly into the gray matter, not the spinal cavity or spinal fluid. A Closer Look At Neuralstem's ALS Treatment 2013-11-21T16:10:00Z When injected directly into spinal fluid, RTX homes in on and kills only those neurons that produce a protein called TRPV1, which transmits the sensation of noxious heat and inflammation. Prickly Painkiller 2013-07-15T14:15:00.577Z Research on indicators in cerebral spinal fluid, while further along in development than blood tests, are also still not ready for widespread diagnosis or prediction of the disease, Snyder said. Blood test may predict onset of Alzheimer’s and related disease, new study finds 2014-03-10T19:12:11Z Now he travels four hours round trip three times a week so Dr. Johnson can inject a powerful antifungal drug into his spinal fluid. A Disease Without a Cure Spreads Quietly in the West 2013-07-05T00:23:40Z Most children receive no radiation at all: doctors prefer to protect their young patients' brains from leukaemic invasion by injecting drugs such as methotrexate and cytarabine into their spinal fluid. Drug safety: Double jeopardy 2013-06-26T17:20:58.983Z A second procedure, called a blood patch, required his blood to be used to help close the hole after Deng continued to leak spinal fluid. Bulls’ Deng and Hinrich Are Still Hurting 2013-05-10T03:15:30Z Sources told the Tribune on Saturday that Deng needed a “blood patch” to stop spinal fluid leakage that was causing Deng intense migraine headaches and disorientation. Deng status uncertain for Game 1 vs. Heat 2013-05-05T21:20:00Z The cells in her spinal fluid were abnormal. Well: Think Like a Doctor: An Unusual Headache 2013-05-02T10:00:29Z Bob Carter, head of neurosurgery at the University of California, San Diego, says well-preserved RNA in blood and spinal fluid enables researchers to test and monitor for these genetic changes noninvasively. RNA Fragments May Yield Rapid, Accurate Cancer Diagnosis 2013-01-30T21:45:00.250Z That kind of abnormality suggested that there was some kind of obstruction in this normally freely circulating system of spinal fluid. Well: Think Like a Doctor: The Circus Trainer's Headache 2012-11-29T05:02:11Z The spinal fluid of the ultra-sleepy amplified the effects of GABA, making it bind much more often to the human cells. Brain Chemistry May Explain Bizarre Perpetual Sleepiness 2012-11-26T21:45:00.553Z Physicians use a variety of memory tests, blood and spinal fluid tests and brain scans to help differentiate. Ask an Expert: Answers About Alzheimer’s, Part 1 2012-11-14T16:56:42Z Those who suffered the worst infections, he speculates, were probably those in whom the needle accidentally penetrated the dura mater, thereby shortening the fungus’s deadly path into the spinal fluid. Fungal Meningitis Pathogen Discovers New Appetite for Human Brains 2012-11-12T11:45:00.180Z “We have never really been able to detect the genetic components of a tumor by blood or spinal fluid,” says Harvard University neurologist Fred Hochberg. RNA Fragments May Yield Rapid, Accurate Cancer Diagnosis 2013-01-30T21:45:00.250Z Within the brain there are several compartments where spinal fluid is continuously made. Well: Think Like a Doctor: The Circus Trainer's Headache 2012-11-29T05:02:11Z Because spinal fluid provides a snapshot of the chemicals floating around the brain, the team took spinal taps from 32 patients with the disease and 16 healthy subjects. Brain Chemistry May Explain Bizarre Perpetual Sleepiness 2012-11-26T21:45:00.553Z She reminded laboratories of the most appropriate way to look for fungi in spinal fluid and not to discard any from the lumbar punctures on suspect cases. The Doctor’s World: Doctors Chased Clues to Identify Meningitis Outbreak 2012-11-05T20:17:06Z The woman died 10 days after being admitted to the hospital, the same day the team found evidence of Exserohilum in her spinal fluid. FDA finds fungus in steroid shots, meningitis toll rises 2012-10-19T00:45:40Z The woman died 10 days after being admitted to hospital, the same day the team found evidence of Exserohilum in her spinal fluid. U.S. study says vital to treat fungal meningitis early 2012-10-18T16:47:31Z A needle that went too far in could have nicked the dura and let the fungus into the spinal fluid, from which it could then have easily traveled to the brain. Tracing Crucial Components of Meningitis Outbreak 2012-10-15T19:44:50Z When they put the spinal fluid in a dish with human cells, nothing happened. Brain Chemistry May Explain Bizarre Perpetual Sleepiness 2012-11-26T21:45:00.553Z Evidence of meningitis was found in their spinal fluid, he said. Deadly meningitis outbreak spreads to eighth state 2012-10-06T19:02:43Z But brain imaging and spinal fluid tests are "very encouraging" and suggest "that we were doing something to the biology of the disease" by giving the drug, she said. Studies: Alzheimer drug may stabilize brain plaque 2012-09-11T10:54:07Z A former amateur and professional in the female version of the sport, Neselius said spinal fluid was extracted from each of the boxers one to six days after their last fight. Swedish study highlights risk of concussion 2012-07-26T14:24:10Z It is a fierce pathogen, and in theory, Dr. Schaffner said, it might be capable of eating through the dura on its own to invade the spinal fluid and brain. Tracing Crucial Components of Meningitis Outbreak 2012-10-15T19:44:50Z They underwent blood and spinal fluid tests as well as brain scans and mental ability assessments. Alzheimer's 'early signs mapped' 2012-07-11T22:43:41Z Other scans show shrinkage of brain structures, and levels of a toxic protein called tau start to rise in spinal fluid. Scientists trace timeline of Alzheimer's slow, deadly path 2012-07-11T21:34:30Z She now is researching how to diagnose CTE before death, perhaps with brain scans or by measuring tau in spinal fluid. Study links vets to brain disease seen in athletes 2012-05-16T20:53:08Z The dementia diagnoses were also based only on reported symptoms and medical histories and did not involve brain imaging or tests of spinal fluid. Depression in Middle Age Linked to Dementia Later On 2012-05-08T21:35:46Z Spinal fluid test: The spinal fluid was completely normal – making neuro-Lyme highly unlikely. Well: Think Like a Doctor: A Crooked Walk 2012-04-05T04:18:37Z There may also be congestion of the spinal membranes, increase of the spinal fluid, and softening of the cord itself. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z The cancer commonly spreads to the lining of the spine and brain, and oncologists prevent this by injecting large quantities of preservative-free methotrexate directly into the spinal fluid. Supply of Methotrexate, a Cancer Drug, May Run Out Soon 2012-02-11T04:15:54Z New technologies that combine brain imaging and spinal fluid tests might identify at-risk patients and test new drugs. Alzheimer's Disease Symptoms Reversed in Mice 2012-02-09T19:45:00.207Z The researchers then used spinal fluid tests or brain images to see if the patients had amyloid deposits in their brain. Alzheimer’s Gene Carriers May Cut Risk With Exercise, Study Says 2012-01-11T21:24:54Z Both groups appeared to produce the same amount, but the ill individuals cleared the substance from their brains into their spinal fluid at a rate about 30 percent slower. The Latest Brain Discoveries From Alzheimer's to Autism to Stroke 2011-12-07T15:30:00Z In an initial trial on volunteers, the therapy lowered amyloid levels 90 percent in the spinal fluid. Merck Gains on Boosting Dividend for First Time Since 2004 2011-11-11T15:32:14Z To obtain the spinal fluid a needle is inserted into a patient's back, a procedure known as a lumbar puncture. New way of diagnosing sleeping sickness launched 2011-09-15T15:17:08Z Low levels of beta amyloid in spinal fluid suggest it may be accumulating in the brain, and high tau levels suggest nerve cell death. Special report: With Alzheimer's in the genes, when do you test? 2011-07-20T08:39:01Z The proposed guidelines will offer additional information about the disease that will help as scientists develop tests that measure biological changes in the brain, blood or spinal fluid to diagnose Alzheimer's at an earlier stage. U.S. autopsy guidelines revised for Alzheimer's 2011-07-17T18:20:23Z Current spinal fluid tests for Alzheimer's look for an imbalance in two proteins: beta amyloid, which forms sticky plaques in the brain, and tau, which is seen as a marker of brain cell damage. New test may predict Alzheimer's early: study 2011-06-22T22:23:10Z An elevated protein level in the spinal fluid is seen in 90 percent of cases after one week. Well: Think Like a Doctor Winner 2011-05-19T13:38:40Z Corenman said he’s treated 20 patients who needed more help after their surgery at Laser Spine, including Balch, the flight attendant who experienced the spinal fluid leak. Laser Spine Surgery’s Profits Beat Google’s Amid Complaints 2011-05-04T21:42:01Z It is why new imaging agents for PET scans, spinal fluid tests and so-called biomarkers that predict Alzheimer's are becoming so important to researchers and drug companies. Special report: With Alzheimer's in the genes, when do you test? 2011-07-20T08:39:01Z So late last year, FDA allowed injections into the spinal fluid, which bathes the brain. Push to spur more drugs for deadly rare diseases 2011-04-25T22:01:06Z The researchers collected spinal fluid from 58 people with slight memory problems, or mild cognitive impairment, a condition that often progresses to Alzheimer's. New test may predict Alzheimer's early: study 2011-06-22T22:23:10Z The guidelines mention biomarkers, found in blood and in spinal fluid, that may help reveal whether symptoms and behavioral changes are due to Alzheimer’s or something else. The New Old Age: Remaking Alzheimer's: A Few Questions 2011-04-21T12:00:49Z Other companies are working on tests for substances in blood and spinal fluid. New guidelines define pre-Alzheimer's disease 2011-04-19T13:56:07Z It is why new imaging agents for PET scans, spinal fluid tests and other so-called biomarkers that predict Alzheimer's are becoming so important to researchers and drug companies. New Alzheimer's guidelines view disease in stages 2011-04-19T04:35:02Z The most striking addition to the guidelines concerns methods that assess brain changes involved in Alzheimer’s, including brain scans and tests of cerebral spinal fluid. Guidelines Allow Earlier Definition of Alzheimer?s 2011-04-19T04:28:46Z The new study analyzed spinal fluid from 25 of those chronic Lyme patients, 43 people diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome and 11 healthy people. Study finds clue to chronic fatigue, chronic Lyme 2011-02-23T22:36:23Z He says the preterm operation may stop fetal exposure to toxic factors in the amniotic fluid, lessen leakage of spinal fluid and stop the bulging spine from pulling on the brain stem and damaging it. Prenatal Surgery May Be Preferable for Spina Bifida 2011-02-10T15:43:00Z Dr. Adzick said prenatal surgery may “stop exposure of the developing spinal cord and perhaps avert further neurological damage” or stop the leak of spinal fluid that causes brainstem problems. Fetal Surgery Improves Spina Bifida Outcomes, Study Says 2011-02-09T23:34:43Z After one year, 40 percent of children in the prenatal surgery group needed a shunt to drain spinal fluid, compared with 82 percent of those getting later treatment. Fetal Surgery for Spina Bifida Better Than Treatment After Birth 2011-02-09T22:11:16Z Beta amyloid is in the brain and flows into the spinal fluid. Tests Show Promise for Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer?s 2011-01-18T23:26:11Z Testing spinal fluid is a good way of detecting Alzheimer's early but it is desperately under used in the UK. Early Alzheimer's test 'possible' 2010-12-22T02:40:37Z Chemical tests on the participants’ spinal fluid, which served as an indicator of conditions in the brain, revealed the levels of labeled A-beta. A Protein's Ebb and Flow 2010-12-10T18:31:00Z In late December, a sample of Donna's spinal fluid was sent to the Mayo Clinic, home of one of the world's preeminent pathology labs. Doctor's diagnosis drew laughs, but it saved woman's life 2010-12-06T21:46:00Z Chehrenama prescribed medications for the pain, examined the results of previous tests and ordered a different kind of MRI, this one designed to assess the flow of spinal fluid to check for blockages. Woman's crushing headache took years to diagnose 2010-10-25T19:52:00Z It is difficult; amyloid levels in blood are much lower than in spinal fluid. Tests Show Promise for Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer?s 2011-01-18T23:26:11Z In people with particularly high ptau levels in their spinal fluid, her team uncovered a variation in a gene involved in producing the abnormal tau. Alzheimer's brain tangles offer clue to worsening 2010-09-20T20:31:00Z Checks of the spinal fluid showed that initially, the labeled A-beta increased, then decreased as the body cleared it. A Protein's Ebb and Flow 2010-12-10T18:31:00Z New brain-scanning techniques, tests for "suspect" genes and measures of certain telltale proteins in spinal fluid probably won't benefit patients for years, but they're giving researchers a more sophisticated picture of the disease's pathology. Researchers hope to quell a surge of Alzheimer's cases with new diagnostic tools 2010-08-23T17:31:00Z Now, the effort is bearing fruit with a wealth of recent scientific papers on the early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s using methods like PET scans and tests of spinal fluid. Rare Sharing of Data Led to Results on Alzheimer?s 2010-08-13T01:50:00Z And about a third of people with normal memories had spinal fluid indicating Alzheimer’s. Spinal-Fluid Test Is a Predictor of Alzheimer?s 2010-08-09T20:50:00Z When the cells die, the ptau is released into spinal fluid, where it can be measured. Alzheimer's brain tangles offer clue to worsening 2010-09-20T20:31:00Z In particular, A-beta levels in the spinal fluid are not a clear indicator of levels in the brain, he says. A Protein's Ebb and Flow 2010-12-10T18:31:00Z Already, some doctors are using biomarkers, like spinal fluid tests that are commercially available, against the advice of researchers. News Analysis: In Push to Detect Markers of Alzheimer?s, Hopes of Stopping Its Grim Progress 2010-08-04T18:58:00Z Blood and spinal fluid tests that may help tell who will develop the mind-robbing illness and when. Alzheimer's advances show need for better drugs 2010-07-12T07:05:00Z But the PET scans are not yet commercially available, while spinal fluid tests are. Spinal-Fluid Test Is a Predictor of Alzheimer?s 2010-08-09T20:50:00Z But several teams are looking for biological markers such as brain volume or measurements of proteins in spinal fluid to detect the disease early. Avid amyloid tracer hits target in Alzheimer's study 2010-07-11T23:33:00Z Further complicating the picture is the fact that A-beta levels are known to be lower in the spinal fluid of Alzheimer’s patients, compared with healthy people. A Protein's Ebb and Flow 2010-12-10T18:31:00Z In an analysis of spinal fluid and autopsied brain tissue from people with MS, researchers found little evidence of Epstein-Barr genetic material in the samples. Study doubts role for virus in multiple sclerosis 2010-04-15T15:33:00Z There are also studies in monkeys that have measured oxytocin levels in the spinal fluid as well as in the plasma. How Oxytocin Might Help Cure Autism 2010-02-27T00:24:00Z Others say doctors should refrain from using the spinal fluid test in their practices. Spinal-Fluid Test Is a Predictor of Alzheimer?s 2010-08-09T20:50:00Z Yates says she lost 40 pounds and, at Singh's urging, is trying to lose 20 more to help lower her spinal fluid pressure, which remains elevated. 2010-01-19T05:00:00Z Wassermann reaction with spinal fluid negative, both active and inactivated. Studies in Forensic Psychiatry We also have cuttings from your hair and your beard; we have the parings of your nails, five cubic centimeters of your spinal fluid and a scraping from your liver. The Sky Is Falling These studies show if you inhibit nurturing behaviors early in life, the spinal fluid and plasma levels of oxytocin are low, and they stay low throughout life. How Oxytocin Might Help Cure Autism 2010-02-27T00:24:00Z One drawback, though, is that spinal fluid is obtained with a spinal tap, and that procedure makes most doctors and many patients nervous. Spinal-Fluid Test Is a Predictor of Alzheimer?s 2010-08-09T20:50:00Z The posterior lobe, or gland, consists of secreting cells producing a glassy substance which finds its way into the spinal fluid that bathes the nervous system. The Glands Regulating Personality Nearly every person with Alzheimer’s had the characteristic spinal fluid protein levels. Spinal-Fluid Test Is a Predictor of Alzheimer?s 2010-08-09T20:50:00Z Nearly three quarters of people with mild cognitive impairment, a memory impediment that can precede Alzheimer’s, had Alzheimer’s-like spinal fluid proteins. Spinal-Fluid Test Is a Predictor of Alzheimer?s 2010-08-09T20:50:00Z The spinal fluid itself is a secretion of another gland at the base of the brain, the choroid. The Glands Regulating Personality Their spinal fluid was analyzed for amyloid beta, which forms plaques in the brain, and for tau, another protein that accumulates in dead and dying nerve cells in the brain. Spinal-Fluid Test Is a Predictor of Alzheimer?s 2010-08-09T20:50:00Z |
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