Cerebro-spinal

Related to Cerebro-spinal: cerebrospinal fever, cerebrospinal meningitis

Cer`e`bro-spi´nal


a.1.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the central nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.
Cerebro-spinal fluid
(Physiol.) a serous fluid secreted by the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.
Cerebro-spinal meningitis
(Med.) a dangerous epidemic, and endemic, febrile disease, characterized by inflammation of the membranes of the brain and spinal cord, giving rise to severe headaches, tenderness of the back of the neck, paralysis of the ocular muscles, etc. It is sometimes marked by a cutaneous eruption, when it is often called spotted fever. It is not contagious.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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This could cause cerebro-spinal fluid to leak through the nostrils , leading to complications."
Clear fluid dripping from the nose - that may well be CSF or cerebro-spinal fluid rhinorrhea so that isn't just a broken nose at all but a complicated injury that connects with the brain.
The aim of this study is to exhibit the demographic, clinical properties and characteristics of the cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF) analysis of progressive onset Turkish MS patients (PPMS and PRMS) followed up in our tertiary care neuroimmunology unit.
Secondary objectives were to assess early effects of PQ912 on the exploratory endpoints NTB, EEG, cerebro-spinal fluid biomarkers related to the QC-inhibition (mechanism of action) and to the Alzheimer's disease pathology.
The intensity of this cystic mass was similar to the cerebro-spinal fluid on T2-weighted images (Figure 2).
Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) is to support the health sector in Yemen through a project to distribute cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF) collection machines among needy patients there.
The evolving strategy will aim to fit particular drugs to patients with specific characteristics, identified through brain scans, genetic make-up, or biomarkers in the blood or cerebro-spinal fluid.
Post-dural puncture headache is caused by loss of cerebro-spinal fluid from the intrathecal space as well as saturation of cranium vessels.
After insurance of detection of true space of subarachnoid and fluid output of cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF) 12.5mg hyper- baric bupivacaine was injected.
AZD3293 is an oral potent small molecule inhibitor of BACE that has been shown in Phase 1 studies to reduce levels of beta-amyloid in the cerebro-spinal fluid of Alzheimer's patients and healthy volunteers.
Patients' hospital records were evaluated for clinical features, chest radiography, Monteux test, sputum smear for Acid Fast Bacilli (AFB), routine investigations, CSF (Cerebro-Spinal Fluid) studies, CT (Computerized Tomography) scan and MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scan of the head.