How Is a CSF Glucose Test Done? The most common way to check the glucose in your cerebrospinal fluid is by performing a lumbar puncture, also called a spinal tap. In some cases, your doctor can also ...

A test measuring proteins in spinal fluid may help support the diagnosis of MS, especially in patients whose disease is harder to diagnose.

Roche is on a roll: For the second time in less than a year, the company has scored FDA clearance for a pair of assays that can be used together to help spot signs of Alzheimer’s disease. The duo ...

Roche secured FDA clearance for a set of diagnostic assays that capture two of the main biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease, found in the body’s cerebrospinal fluid. The company’s pair of Elecsys tests ...

In addition to brain imaging, laboratory analysis of cerebrospinal fluid is important for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS). In this study, proteomic analysis of this fluid has revealed a set ...