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Cerebrospinal Fluid (or CSF) is the liquid that coats and moisturizes the brain and spinal column, keeping all neurological activity and communication moving smoothly. It also protects the brain and spine from damage by acting as a shock absorber. Finding a high level of proteins in this fluid is a sign that you may have Multiple Sclerosis. In order to test for MS, doctors will perform a spinal tap in order to extract the CSF from the spine. If the fluid comes back with high levels of protein, it means that the myelin sheaths protecting the nerve endings in the brain are being broken down and destroyed. This kind of myelin damage may mean MS is causing the white blood cells in the body to attack the central nervous system. Testing CSF cannot confirm an MS diagnosis by itself, but rather it is used with other MS tests to provide an overall picture for the patient and the doctor.
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∙ 15y agoDemyelinating polyneuropathies such as MS or post-infective states
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∙ 13y agoHigh levels of protein are seen in many conditions including bacterial and fungal meningitis, multiple sclerosis, tumors, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and traumatic tap.
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Starvation causes the plasma protein levels in the blood plasme to fall how would that affect the formation of tissue fluid in the tissue spaces?
Starvation causes the plasma protein levels to decrease, and when there is less plasma protein in the blood, you get lower Po (Osmotic Pressure). Lower osmotic pressure means less pull (of tissue fluid) so this causes generalized edema.so basically, less plasma proteins -> decreased Po -> less pull -> reduced venous clearance --> fluid build up in tissue
What causes leakage of spinal fluid after back surgery?
The outer layers of protective tissue that holds the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) in place are the meninges. If they are damaged, CFS can leak out.
Edema appears when there is a severe lack of dietary protein because?
Blood protein levels fall and fluid shifts to the tissues.
If Edema appears when there is a severe lack of dietary protein because?
Blood protein levels fall and fluid shifts to the tissues.
How does the body lose spinal fluid?
Spinal fluid leaks can be caused by punctures or disease in the spinal cord.
What causes you to get real hot sometimes when it not menopause and this is not a sexual question it a medical problem?
lack of cerebral spinal fluid
What is a high spinal fluid pressure?
Normal spinal fluid pressure is 12
Would if you spinal fluid impinged?
What would happen if your spinal fluid was impinged
What is liquid around the brain and spinal cord?
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
What causes transmission slip?
check the fluid levels. that's the only thing I can think of.
What causes green cerebral spinal fluid?
Pseudomonas meningitis (in vitro). It has been reported in vivo only a few times.
What makes up cerebrospinal fluid?
The chemical composition of spinal fluid is calcium, creatinine, glucose, lactic acid dehydrogenase, magnesium, potassium, protein,sodium and uric acid.This fluid acts as a buffer solution inside the spinal cord.
