CSF analysis is the best way to diagnose CNS inflammatory disease. Increased white blood cell counts and elevated protein levels in the CSF are expected with active inflammatory disease.

After admission, fever and mental confusion lead to the suspicion of CNS infection. Although the initial CSF analysis was inconclusive, the miliary pattern of intracranial tuberculomas was highly ...

Markers of Brain Infection CSF HIV viral load is generally high in patients with dementia but has no prognostic value in an asymptomatic patient. Intrathecal inflammation is an important feature ...

CSF oligoclonal bands is a test ... your body Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, which creates complications in your central nervous system Stroke, which can result in permanent neural ...

"Anytime there's communication between the brain and the outside world, there's a chance you could develop an infection ... MedlinePlus. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis.