Intraventricular reservoirs (IVRs) are used to drain cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in neonates with post-hemorrhagic ventricular dilatation (PHVD). The objectives of this case–control study were to ...

Direct Translation of a Protracted Irinotecan Schedule From a Xenograft Model to a Phase I Trial in Children PURPOSE: Leptomeningeal disease (LMD) significantly affects the prognosis and treatment of ...

Neurological complications after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT) have been reported with a varying incidence between 8% and 42% in bone marrow recipients. 1 Among this type of ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved the first nucleic acid-based test of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that can simultaneously detect 14 pathogens responsible for central nervous ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA recently allowed marketing of the first cerebrospinal fluid nucleic acid-based panel for concurrent ...

Background. Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a frequent cause of epilepsy worldwide. Compared with the more common parenchymal brain cysts, extraparenchymal infections are difficult to manage and have a ...

A CSF leak occurs when cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) escapes from the protective layer surrounding the brain and spinal cord. This is a serious condition that can cause headaches, seizures, or meningitis.

We measured levels of antibodies to Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in serum and in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens obtained from 32 patients with acute encephalitis by using "antibody-capture" ...