In primary brain tumor, cerebrospinal fluid protein level is elevated in up to 70% of patients and cell count in about 30% of cases. One or the other is abnormal in 65%–80% of cases. Electroencephalogram (EEG) is abnormal in about 70%–75% of patients (literature range, 70%–92%), brain scan in about 80%–85% (65%–96%), and CT in […]
Candida is said to be the most common fungal infection of the CNS. About one half of the patients with Candida CNS infection have a lymphocytic pleocytosis and about one half show a predominance of neutrophilis. Some reports have indicated a surprisingly high rate of CNS involvement in the systemic mycoses (blastomycosis, 3%-10%; histoplasmosis, up […]
Damage to your nerves Multiple Sclerosis is a disease of the central nervous system (CNS); it damages the protective coating around the nerve fibres (Figure 1.1) which transmit messages to all parts of your body, especially those controlling muscular and sensory activity. It is thought to be an ‘autoimmune disease’: this is where your body’s own […]
