| IBED | Inter-African Bureau for Epizootic Diseases |
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| ACSF | artificial cerebrospinal fluid |
| BCB | blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier; brilliant cresyl blue |
| CFVS | cerebrospinal fluid flow void sign |
| CS | calf serum; campomelic syndrome; carcinoid syndrome; cardiogenic shock; caries-susceptible; carotid ... |
| cerebrospinal fluid proteins | Proteins in the cerebrospinal fluid, normally albumin and globulin present in the ratio of 8 to 1. Increases in protein levels are of diagnostic value in neurological diseases. (brain and bannister's clinical neurology, 7th ed, p221) (12 Dec 1998) |
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| cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea | A discharge of cerebrospinal fluid from the nose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cerebrospinal fluid shunts | Tubes inserted to create communication between a cerebral ventricle and the internal jugular vein. Their emplacement permits draining of cerebrospinal fluid for relief of hydrocephalus or other condition leading to fluid accumulation in the ventricles. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cerebrospinal index | The figure obtained by multiplying the pressure of the cerebrospinal fluid, after fluid has been withdrawn by spinal puncture, by the quantity of fluid withdrawn and then dividing by the original pressure. Synonym: cephalorrhachidian index. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cerebrospinal nematodiasis | Invasion of the central nervous system by wandering nematode larvae; e.g., Setaria species in horses, Angiostrongylus cantonensis in rats and humans. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cerebrospinal otorrhoea | Discharge of cerebrospinal fluid through the external auditory meatus or through the eustachian tube into the nasopharynx. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cerebrospinal pressure | The pressure of the cerebrospinal fluid, normally 100 to 150 mm of water, relative to the ambient atmospheric pressure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cerebrospinal rhinorrhoea | Discharge of cerebrospinal fluid through the nose. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cerebrospinal system | The combined central nervous system and peripheral nervous system. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aseptic meningitis | <neurology> A meningeal reaction in the cerebrospinal fluid sometimes occurring in the absence of an infecting organism. It can be due to a virus, foreign substance, diagnostic or therapeutic procedure, or to a tumour or a septic focus within the skull or spinal canal. <virology> When due to a virus, it is seen most often in those under 30 years of age. Peak time for infection is in late summer. Majority of cases are caused by the Coxsackie and echovirus. (21 Jun 1999) |
| basilar meningitis | Meningitis at the base of the brain, due usually to tuberculosis, syphilis, or any low-grade chronic granulomatous process; may result in an internal hydrocephalus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| viral meningitis | <pathology> A viral form of infection that is seen most often in those under 30 years of age. Peak time for infection is in late summer. Majority of cases are caused by the Coxsackie and echovirus. (27 Sep 1997) |
| meningitis | <microbiology, neurology> Inflammation of the meninges. When it affects the dura mater, the disease is termed pachymeningitis, when the arachnoid and pia mater are involved, it is called leptomeningitis or meningitis proper. See also: aseptic meningitis. Origin: Gr. Meninx = membrane (21 Jun 1999) |
| meningitis, bacterial | Meningitis caused by species of bacteria. (12 Dec 1998) |
| meningitis, cryptococcal | A type of meningitis caused by cryptococcus neoformans. This condition is a commonly encountered opportunistic infection of aids patients. (12 Dec 1998) |