Background Basic neuroanatomy Physiology and biochemistry of cerebrospinal fluid Pathologic conditions in the neurological diseases Procedure of lumbar puncture
Laboratory Cerebrospinal fluid analyses Biochemistry examination in cerebrospinal fluid Macroscopic examination of cerebrospinal fluid Biochemistry analyses in cerebrospinal fluid Microscopic examination of CSF cells Cells in cerebrospinal fluid Erythrocytes (red cell counts) Leukocites (white cell counts) Other cells Laboratory finding Biochemical finding of CSF Cytologic finding of CSF
Atlas of cerebrospinal fluid cells General remarks for preparation of cells Cell types present in normal and pathological cerebrospinal fluid Mononuclear leukocytes Polymorphonuclear granulocytes Cells lining the CSFspace Erythrocytes Other cellular elements (traumatic puncture) Tumor cells (general remarks) Cerebrospinal fluid syndroms in neurological diseases Cerebrovascular diseases CNS infections Chronic inflammatory diseases of the nervous system Tumors of the central nervous system