cerebrospinal
Brain and spine
Cerebrospinal describes what relates to the brain and spinal cord together—the central nervous system.
The term appears most often in cerebrospinal fluid, the clear liquid that cushions and protects the brain and spine.
A cerebrospinal tap (or lumbar puncture) draws this fluid for diagnostic testing.
Brain and cord coverings
- dura materOutermost cerebral membrane
- arachnoidOf or like spiders
- ventriclesMuscular pumping chambers
- central nervous systemBrain plus spinal cord
brain · vertebrae · cervical · thoracic · lumbar · sacral · choroid plexus · blood-brain barrier
Neural tissue buffer
- lumbar punctureExtracting cerebrospinal fluid diagnostically
- hydrocephalusAbnormal cranial fluid buildup
- pressureForce upon contact
- circulationMovement through a system
drainage · shunt · production · absorption · volume · clarity · protein levels · glucose levels
Membrane inflammation around brain
- myelitisSpinal cord inflammation
- hydrocephalusAbnormal cranial fluid buildup
- neurodegenerativeCausing brain cell death
- multiple sclerosisAutoimmune demyelinating neurological disease
Guillain-Barré · tumor · hemorrhage · abscess · cyst · stenosis · hernia · inflammation
Magnetic body imaging
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
- contrastNotable difference between things
- imagingProducing visual representations
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
cytology · culture · serology · biomarkers · spectroscopy · electrophoresis · antigen testing · PCR
meninges
Brain and cord coverings
- dura materOutermost cerebral membrane
- arachnoidOf or like spiders
- ventriclesMuscular pumping chambers
central nervous system · brain · vertebrae · cervical · thoracic · lumbar · sacral · choroid plexus · blood-brain barrier · neural tube
CSF
Neural tissue buffer
- lumbar punctureExtracting cerebrospinal fluid diagnostically
- hydrocephalusAbnormal cranial fluid buildup
- pressureForce upon contact
circulation · drainage · shunt · production · absorption · volume · clarity · protein levels · glucose levels · cell count
meningitis
Membrane inflammation around brain
- myelitisSpinal cord inflammation
- hydrocephalusAbnormal cranial fluid buildup
- neurodegenerativeCausing brain cell death
multiple sclerosis · Guillain-Barré · tumor · hemorrhage · abscess · cyst · stenosis · hernia · inflammation · infection
MRI
Magnetic body imaging
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
- contrastNotable difference between things
- imagingProducing visual representations
biopsy · cytology · culture · serology · biomarkers · spectroscopy · electrophoresis · antigen testing · PCR · laboratory
cerebrospinalperipheral
External computer add-on
autonomic · sympathetic · parasympathetic · enteric · ganglionic
cerebrospinalcardiovascular
Of heart and blood vessels
musculoskeletal · gastrointestinal · pulmonary · hepatic · renal
spine, cerebral, spindle, spinal, cerebrum, spinal cord, cerebellum, encephalitis, encephalon