This is an important study on the sensory roles of Cerebrospinal fluid-contacting neurons (CBF-cn) in mammals. The authors identify PKD2L1 as the predominant pH-sensing channel CBF-cn and show how the ...
Dr. Ashwin Amurthur (Neurology): A 57-year-old woman was admitted to this hospital because of persistent visual disturbances involving the right visual field, episodes of shaking of the right arm and ...
Background: Neuronal injury in autoimmune encephalitis (AE) may involve antibodies or T cells, with or without complement activation. Cell-free DNA (cf-DNA), released during cell death, and the ...
In a recent study published in JAMA Neurology, an international team of researchers evaluated whether plasma phosphorylated tau 217 (p-tau217) could classify amyloid β (Aβ) status in cognitively ...
Lyme meningitis can happen when Lyme disease is left untreated. It can cause symptoms like severe headache, fever, and light sensitivity. Lyme meningitis can be treated with a course of antibiotics.
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Drainage Systems are medical devices used to manage conditions associated with excessive cerebrospinal fluid accumulation, such as hydrocephalus and intracranial hypertension ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the diverse clinical manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection, including neurological complications. This study investigates cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) proteomic ...
Neurosyphilis (NS) is a bacterial infection of the central nervous system (CNS). It is a complication of the sexually transmitted disease syphilis. Neurosyphilis can develop at any stage of syphilis.