The Value of the Chloride Content of the Cerebro-Spinal Fluid in Diagnosis and Prognosis
نویسنده
چکیده
cerebrospinal fluid in both the diagnosis and prognosis ?f various conditions included in the general term meningitis." Since 1912, when Mestrezat1 published his monograph on normal and pathological cerebro-spinal fluids, the value of cytological and chemical investigations lias become firmly established. The literature upon this subject is considerable, but references to the chloride estimation in particular are few. During the last few years the most valuable contributions to our knowledge of this subject have been the work of ^rJ. G. Greenfield, at the National Hospital for the Paralysed and Epileptic, and I shall quote freely from these. Willcox and Lyttle,2 writing on the chemical composition of the spinal fluid in 1923, came to the
منابع مشابه
Cerebro spinal fluid and serum uric acid in patients with multiple sclerosis
Introduction: Multiple Sclerosis is one of the most common and disabling neurological disease. Some recent studies showed that the possible role of uric acid in the course of the disease. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the level of Cerebro Spinal Fluid and Serum uric acid in patients with multiple sclerosis and compared with control group). Methods: In this study, Cerebro Spinal F...
متن کاملZinc levels of cerebro-spinal fluid in neonatal period and its relationship with seizure disorders
Abstract Background: Convulsion in neonatal period is a considerable clinical issue because of its potential brain damage.One of the benign neonatal seizures known as the fifth day fits ,is due to zinc deficiency. Zinc is a rare element which has spread throughout the body fluids and tissues especially central nervous system. Reduction of neurons’ stimulation has been ascribed as the main eff...
متن کاملتعیین میزان سرب مایع مغزی نخاعی کودکان سالم تهران
Background : Lead is a common environmental contaminant element without useful biologic role in human body. Exposure to lead is an important public health problem especially for children. It may have toxic effect on many organs among central nervous system. The aim of our study was to determine cerebro-spinal fluid levels of lead in healthy children in Tehran. Methods: This prospective stud...
متن کاملفراوانی عفونت سایتومگالو ویروس در مایع نخاع کودکان مبتلا به مننگوانسفالیت: روش PCR
Background: In recent years, many ill cases with cytomegalovirus reactivation in non-immuno compromised persons reported. Goal of study: to determine the CMV infection in cerebrospinal fluid of aseptic meningoencephalitis children hospitalized in Rasul & Mofid hospital (2005-2007). Methods: In a cross sectional study 132 cases selected with simple sampling. CMV-DNA in their Cerebro spinal flui...
متن کاملClinicopathologic and Survival Characteristics of Childhood and Adolescent Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors in Center of Iran
Background: The brain and spinal cord tumors account for 15% to 20% of all childhood malignancies. It is important to know the epidemiologic characteristics and survival of these patients to better understand the disease and the factors affecting its prognosis. The aim pf this study was to characterize the clinicopathology and survival rate of childhood and adolescent brain and spinal cord tumo...
متن کامل