ARUP Laboratories has introduced a blood test for phosphorylated tau 217 (pTau 217) to aid in diagnosing the pathology of ...

The purpose of this test is to determine whether or not there are immunoglobulin proteins called oligoclonal bands dwelling in your cerebrospinal fluid. This helps your physician identify the ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disorder affecting the central nervous system, often emerging in early adulthood and representing a leading cause of neurological disability in young ...

neurokir.lu.se Objective: To compare the lumbar infusion test and the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) tap test for predicting the outcome of shunt surgery in patients with suspected normal pressure ...

Detection of glucose in nasal discharge was traditionally used to diagnose CSF leak at the bedside, but has fallen into disuse as it has poor positive predictive value. We propose an algorithm to ...

A lumbar puncture is a test to check the fluid that circulates around the brain and spinal cord. This is called the cerebrospinal fluid or CSF. A lumbar puncture can check for cancer cells or for ...

Research confirms the Lumipulse serum p-tau217 assay's effectiveness in diagnosing Alzheimer's, paving the way for accessible ...

Recently, diagnostic tests for Parkinson’s disease have focused on elevated levels of the α-synuclein protein in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or mitochondrial DNA in the blood, both of which can vary ...

ARUP Laboratories now provides a blood test for phosphorylated tau 217 (pTau 217) to assist in identifying whether cognitive decline symptoms in patients ages 60 years and older are related to ...