Neurológia pre prax 5/2009
Basic cerebrospinal fluid test in diagnosing central nervous system involvement
Every laboratory test of biological material, including the cerebrospinal fluid, should follow a logical sequence. It should proceed from simple to complex and from general to specific. Basic cerebrospinal fluid test which the paper deals with is usually at the very beginning of this procedure. The aim of the paper is not only to present the reader with a list of the parameters followed, but mainly to attempt at clearly clarifying their significance for disclosing the nature of some pathological processes taking place in the central nervous system (CNS).
Keywords: cerebrospinal fluid compartment, blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier, energetic conditions, cerebrospinal fluid cytology, CNS inflammation.
