Question 1

how is csf regenerated?

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Via choroid plexus: CSF generated in ventricles via choriod plexus and procudes about 3cc/minutes . Its a clear transparent fluid. It circulates around the brain and spinal cord provinding necessary nutritients. It is reabsorbs via arachnoid villi. It is constantly being produced and reabsorbs.  Hope this helps.

Question 2

what are the symptoms for csf?

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CSF: CSF is fluid around your brain and spinal cord. What do you really want to ask?

Question 3

how much csf does a person make a day?

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About 1/2 liter: The average adult makes about 500 ml (1/2 of a liter or 1/4 of a 2 liter bottle) of cerebrospinal fluid a day.  The total volume at any given time is about 150 ml.  This volume turns over several times (3 to 4 times) in a 24 hour period.  Hope that this helps.

Question 4

what to do if i got csf results and have some questions?

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Talk to doctor: All laboratory results need to be interpreted in the clinical context and the doctor who ordered the tests is usually in the best position to do that. If the doctor who ordered the test is not able to interpret it, it would be useful to talk to the pathologist of the lab that did the tests.

Question 5

what test are done on csf sample?  which ones you in the direction

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Many: It depends on what the spinal tap is being done for.  If it's to see if there is meningitis, than cultures are done as well as analyzing the cells and even rapid bacterial testing kind of like strep testing.

If it's for multiple sclerosis or other neurological conditons, than completely different studies are done.

If the person is HIV (+) than even different studies are done.

Question 6

what are some specific csf and plasma tests i can ask my nero to order for chronic and recurrent menengitous? have had many symptoms 2+ years

Accepted Answer

Not a do it yourself: Matter. Obtaining CSF is not a trivial issue. The doctor who would do the spinal tap to obtain CSF would know what tests to order. Please follow your doctor's advice.

Question 7

what exactly is csf rhinorrhea?

Accepted Answer

A leaky brain : A CSF rhinorrhea occurs if there is an opening of the brain covering (dura) & the thin bone separating the nose from the base of the brain. This allows the sppinal fluid to leak into the nose.It is significant in revealing an open portal for nasal germs to get into the opening and cause repeated episodes of meningitis.

Question 8

what does effacement of ventral csf mean?

Accepted Answer

Imaging study: This is often noted when there is suspicion of a herniated nucleus pulposis as a cause of low back problems.  Something is in the space that should be occupied by the cerebrospinal fluid.

Question 9

what is mild effacement of the ventral csf space?

Accepted Answer

CSF: It depends on the clinical situation. What is the background information for gettig the mri?

Question 10

what does effacement of anterior csf column mean?

Accepted Answer

Touching: Just touching the fluid around the cord ... getting close but not putting pressure on the cord itself ... usually a disc that's bulged far enough to be of concern.

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