Acute Transverse Myelitis (Ascending Myelitis) as the Initial Manifestation of Japanese Encephalitis: A Rare Presentation by Varshney Ankur Nandan, Kumar Nilesh, Behera Dibyaranjan, Tiwari Ashutosh, Anand Ravi, Anand Arvind

“…He had elevated IgM titres against JE virus in cerebrospinal fluid. The patient was treated conservatively along with intravenous methyl prednisolone for 5 days. …”
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Atorvastatin-Diltiazem Combination Induced Rhabdomyolysis Leading to Diagnosis of Hypothyroidism by N. D. B. Ehelepola, S. M. B. Y. Sathkumara, H. M. P. A. G. S. Bandara, K. L. R. Kalupahana

“…Considering this, his confusion and his neutrophilia and high C-reactive protein levels, empirical antibiotics with dexamethasone were started and the patient responded to that. His cerebrospinal fluid and blood culture reports that arrived later did not show sepsis. …”
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Acute Posterior Multifocal Placoid Pigment Epitheliopathy Sharing Characteristic OCT Findings of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease by Yuta Kitamura, Toshiyuki Oshitari, Masayasu Kitahashi, Takayuki Baba, Shuichi Yamamoto

“…Laboratory investigation showed negative result for HLA-DR4 serotype and the patient’s cerebrospinal fluid test values were within normal range. …”
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and drug related sarcoid-like reaction by Joumana Freiha, Effie Grand, Ben Marshall, Ramamurthy Arunchalam, Ashwin Pinto, Chinar Osman

“…Workup demonstrated a Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pleocytosis and inguinal lymphadenopathy. …”
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Sinonasal Lobular Capillary Hemangioma After Continuous Self-tests for COVID-19: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Athanasios Luca FOUNTARLIS, Vasileios LACHANAS, Konstantina ZACHAROULI, Jiannis HAJIIOANNOU, Nikos KALOGRITSAS, Charalampos SKOULAKIS

“…Our literature review identified 32 studies reporting complications of COVID-19 screening. Cerebrospinal fluid leaks and foreign body retention are the most common ones. …”
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Why It Is Not Always Anxiety: A Tough Diagnosis of Stiff Person Syndrome by Carmen Elena Cervantes, Hsien Lee Lau, Tina Ataian Binazir, Keith O. O’Brien, Jonathan S. Cross

“…In SPS, antibodies in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) most commonly target the GAD antigen on gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) neurons. …”
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Automatic Adaptive Algorithm for Delineation of Cerebral-Spinal Fluid Regions for Non-contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging Volumetry and Cisternography in Mice by Ryszard Gomolka

“…This study presents a novel analytical algorithm developed in MATLAB for the automatic segmentation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) spaces in preclinical non-contrast MR images of the mouse brain. …”
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Noninvasive Monitoring of Pneumococcal Meningitis and Evaluation of Treatment Efficacy in an Experimental Mouse Model by Jagath L. Kadurugamuwa, Kshitij Modi, Jun Yu, Kevin P. Francis, Carlos Orihuela, Elaine Tuomanen, Anthony F. Purchio, Pamela R. Contag

“…Colony counts of infected cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) correlated positively with bioluminescent signals. …”
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A Prospective Single-Arm Cohort Study of Immune-mediated Seizures/Epilepsy Without Encephalopathy (ISEWE) in Children from a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India by Basavanagowda Thanuja, Mahesh Kamate

“…Investigations included electroencephalogram (EEG), cerebrospinal fluid examination, and testing for autoantibodies. …”
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Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Encephalitis as Paraneoplastic Manifestation of Germ-Cells Tumours: A Cases Report and Literature Review by Claudia Geraldine Rita, Israel Nieto Gañan, Adriano Jimenez Escrig, Ángela Carrasco Sayalero

“…Up to 50% of the affected young female patients have germ-cells tumours as ovarian teratoma, making it essential to establish an early diagnosis through detection of specific antibodies in serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). This retrospective observational study was performed in patients whom positive anti-NMDA receptor antibodies have been tested, associated with clinical manifestations that suggest autoimmune encephalitis and a germ-cell tumour confirmed by pathology. …”
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Liquid biopsy in cancer management: Integrating diagnostics and clinical applications by Shashwat Pandey, Preeti Yadav

“…Liquid biopsy is an innovative, minimally invasive diagnostic tool revolutionizing cancer management by enabling the detection and analysis of cancer-related biomarkers from bodily fluids such as blood, urine, or cerebrospinal fluid. Unlike traditional tissue biopsies, which require invasive procedures, liquid biopsy offers a more accessible and repeatable method for tracking cancer progression, detecting early-stage cancers, and monitoring therapeutic responses. …”
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Navigating herpes simplex encephalitis: Family medicine perspectives from Jharkhand, India by Amit Kumar Patel, Ashok Kumar Sharma, Kumari Seema, Abhay Kumar, Manju Boipai, Rishi Tuhin Guria, Upendra Prasad Sahu, Manoj Kumar

“…Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Department of Microbiology, Rajendra Institute of Medical Science, Ranchi, from April 2021 to September 2022. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples were collected and processed for the detection of HSV DNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) as well as serum samples were collected from those patients and were processed for the detection of IgM by ELISA. …”
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Remote Cerebellar Hemorrhage after Removal of a Supratentorial Glioma without Perioperative CSF Loss: A Case Report by Takuma Hara, Masahide Matsuda, Shinya Watanabe, Kei Nakai, Tetsuya Yamamoto, Akira Matsumura

“…A 44-year-old man presented with the rare complication of remote cerebellar hemorrhage (RCH) after removal of a supratentorial glioma without the loss of a large volume of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). He presented with severe headache, nausea, and vomiting for a few days, then he developed neurological deterioration including progressive disturbance of consciousness and left hemiparesis. …”
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Pathology and Treatment of Traumatic Cervical Spine Syndrome: Whiplash Injury by Nobuhiro Tanaka, Kivanc Atesok, Kazuyoshi Nakanishi, Naosuke Kamei, Toshio Nakamae, Shinji Kotaka, Nobuo Adachi

“…In recent years, cerebrospinal fluid hypovolemia or fibromyalgia has been recognized as a major notable cause of a variety of symptoms, although many clinical questions remain regarding the pathology of this syndrome. …”
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Allergy to Prolene Sutures in a Dural Graft for Chiari Decompression by Iahn Cajigas, S. Shelby Burks, Joanna Gernsback, Lauren Fine, Baharak Moshiree, Allan D. Levi

“…One year later, the patient presented with urticarial rash from the neck to chest. Cerebrospinal fluid and blood testing, magnetic resonance imaging, and intraoperative exploration did not suggest allergic reaction. …”
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A Case of Histoplasma capsulatum Causing Granulomatous Liver Disease and Addisonian Crisis by P Wong, S Houston, B Power, E Lalor, VG Bain

“…Treatment was initiated with amphotericin B, and Histoplasma capsulatum was cultured from his urine and cerebrospinal fluid. A serum immunodiffusion test was also positive for both H and M bands, indicating active infection with Histoplasmosis species. …”
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HSV-1 Encephalitis: High Index of Clinical Suspicion, Prompt Diagnosis, and Early Therapeutic Intervention Are the Triptych of Success—Report of Two Cases and Comprehensive Review... by Dimitrios Patoulias, Georgios Gavriiloglou, Konstantinos Kontotasios, Mairi Tzakri, Petros Keryttopoulos, Christos Koutras

“…It should be noted that even when Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis seems normal, imaging studies are not specific and HSV Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test is negative; the clinician should be more aggressive, if clinical presentation is indicative for HSV encephalitis, by administrating acyclovir early after patient’s admission. …”
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E. coli Meningitis Presenting in a Patient with Disseminated Strongyloides stercoralis by Juliana B. Gomez, Yvan Maque, Manuel A. Moquillaza, William E. Anicama

“…A week after admission he developed drowsiness, meningeal signs, abdominal distension, and constipation. A cerebrospinal fluid culture showed extended spectrum β-lactamase producing E. coli. …”
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Extensive VZV Encephalomyelitis without Rash in an Elderly Man by Karen Lynch, Prakhar Agarwal, Anu Paranandi, Susan Hadley, Mithila Vullaganti

“…MRI of the neuraxis demonstrated numerous enhancing lesions: intramedullary, leptomeningeal, pachymeningeal, and cranial nerves. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) showed a white blood cell count of 420/μL with elevated protein (385 mg/dL). …”
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Development of research on HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder and emerging trends: a visualization analysis via CiteSpace by Tingting Zhou, Xuannan Chen, Yu Lai

“…The hotspots in this field are “neurocognitive impairment,” “central nervous system,” “cerebrospinal fluid,” “HIV-1 tat,” “SIV,” “inflammation,” “infection,” and “pathogenesis.” …”
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