CYTOLOGY OF THE CEREBROSPINAL FLUID IN MENTAL DISEASE

Cerebrospinal fluid cytology

Cerebrospinal Fluid Cytology in Schizophrenia

Psychiatry, Helsinki City Hospital, deserves special commendation for enabling the collection of the patient samples. The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health is thanked for placing the facilities of the Institute at my disposal. whose innovative and unprejudiced attitude has inspired me in the fields of psychiatric and pathological research. Professor Rimón aroused my interest in biologica...

Enterobius vermicularis in Cerebrospinal Fluid

Enterobius vermicularis is a nematod of large intestine in man. Extra intestinal localization of this parasite is rare. A 60 year old man was admitted to the hospital with the clinical manifestation of meningitis. In laboratory examination of cerebrospinal fluid (C.S.F), the appearance was red, Albu-min level was high and the glucose showed normal value. Haematoxylin and Eosin stained slides pr...

Cytology of cerebrospinal fluid: technical and diagnosis considerations.

The usefulness of cerebrospinal fluid cytology in the diagnosis of malignancy has been enhanced in recent years by the development of new techniques for increasing cellular yield. Micropore filters and a specially adapted cytocentrifuge have been used for this purpose with a resulting increase in cell concentration and in diagnostic accuracy. Cerbrospinal fluid examination has been found to be ...

The Cerebrospinal Fluid in Health and Disease

At t h e X I V Congresso La t ino -Amer icano de Neuroc i ru rg i a , a n I n t e r n a ­ t iona l Sympos ium was held on M a r c h 13, 1971 on " T h e Cerebrospina l F lu id in H e a l t h and Disease" . I n t h e opening r e m a r k s , t h e c h a i r m a n pointed o u t t h a t a l t hough t h e meninges and spinal fluid h a d been recognized for centur ies , m a n y of the i r ana tomica l...