Cerebrospinal fluid analysis in the context of CNS demyelinating diseases

Cerebrospinal fluid analysis in the context of CNS demyelinating diseases

The central nervous system demyelinating diseases are a group of disorders with different etiologies, characterized by inflammatory lesions that are associated with loss of myelin and eventually axonal damage. In this group the most studied ones are multiple sclerosis (MS), neuromyelitis optic (NMO)...

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Main Authors: Sandro Luiz de Andrade Matas, Felipe von Glehn, Gustavo Bruniera Peres Fernandes, Carlos Augusto Senne Soares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2013-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
multiple sclerosis
acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
neuromyelitis optic
cerebrospinal fluid
clinical isolated syndrome
demyelinating
esclerose multipla
encefalomielite aguda disseminada
neuromielite optica
liquido cefalorraquiano
sindrome clinica isolada
desmielinizante
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2013001000685&lng=en&tlng=en
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Summary:The central nervous system demyelinating diseases are a group of disorders with different etiologies, characterized by inflammatory lesions that are associated with loss of myelin and eventually axonal damage. In this group the most studied ones are multiple sclerosis (MS), neuromyelitis optic (NMO) and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM). The cerebrospinal fluid is essential to differentiate between these different syndromes and to define multiple sclerosis, helping to assess the probability of Clinical Isolated Syndrome turn into multiple sclerosis.
ISSN:1678-4227

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