Physiology and Pathology of the Cerebrospinal Fluid (1920)

Author:   William Boyd
Publisher:   Kessinger Publishing
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9781169289475


Pages:   212
Publication Date:   10 September 2010
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Physiology and Pathology of the Cerebrospinal Fluid (1920)


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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER VIII PHYSICAL PROPERTIES It cannot be said that the physical properties of the cerebro- spinal fluid are very striking or of a specially positive character. Indeed, although much time and study have been devoted to them the results have not been remarkable either from the academic or the practical standpoint. To this statement, however, two exceptions must be made. Both the color and the pressure of the fluid are worthy of, and have received, careful consideration. COLOR The cerebrospinal fluid is a perfectly clear, limpid, colorless fluid, which in appearance cannot be distinguished from water. The slightest divergence from this condition of limpidity indicates a pathological condition, provided that certain possibilities are taken into consideration. For, before any conclusions regarding morbid conditions can be drawn, it is first essential to exclude the possibility that such a divergence from the normal may have its origin in the operation of lumbar puncture. The chief conditions to which an alteration in the physical appearance of the fluid may be due are the presence of blood or leukocytes. The fluid which first appears may be tinged with blood. This blood may come from one of two sources. It may be preexistent in the fluid owing to cerebral haemorrhage, fracture of the skull, or injury to the spinal column. Or it may come from a vessel which has been punctured at the operation. The tyro will frequently obtain blood in his earlier attempts. The expert who enters the canal with one quick push will betroubled in this way much more seldom. A frequent source of haemorrhage is wounding of the plexus of veins which lies in the anterior wall of the canal. This accident may be avoided if the needle is not introduced too far after the liga- menta subflava have...

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Author:   William Boyd
Publisher:   Kessinger Publishing
Imprint:   Kessinger Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 25.40cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 17.80cm
Weight:   0.585kg
ISBN:  

9781169289475


ISBN 10:   1169289479
Pages:   212
Publication Date:   10 September 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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