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 ...

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 ...

Analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid can detect whether a person has Alzheimer's disease before symptoms appear. Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Medicine, a group of researchers assessed if a precise blood test matches or surpasses traditional cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) tests in detecting ...

Alzheimer's Disease Cerebrospinal Fluid Test -- Useful or Useless? According to a recent editorial, neurologists should be sharpening their lumbar puncture needles in order to obtain cerebrospinal ...

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 ...

A test that looks for genetic hallmarks of brain cancers in samples of cerebrospinal fluid can decrease the time to diagnosis and eliminate the need for invasive brain biopsies for some patients.