Skull fracture
... cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea (CSF leaking from the nose) or from the ears (cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea); periorbital ... and brain cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pulsations in the underlying leptomeningeal cystic mass. A cranial burst skull fracture, ... a craniocerebral erosion or leptomeningeal cyst due to the usual development of a cystic mass filled with cerebrospinal fluid ...
Beta-2 transferrin
... thus making it a specific marker of cerebrospinal fluid, applied as an assay in cases where cerebrospinal fluid leakage is ... Thus, beta-2 transferrin in otorrhea would be suggestive of either a CSF leak or a perilymph leak. Chan D, Poon W, IP C, Chiu P ... "How useful is glucose detection in diagnosing cerebrospinal fluid leak? The rational use of CT and Beta-2 transferrin assay in ... which is almost exclusively found in the cerebrospinal fluid. It is not found in blood, mucus or tears, ...
Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea
Other signs of a basilar skull fracture include CSF otorrhoea (drainage of CSF through the ear). It can have devastating ... Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea (CSF rhinorrhoea) refers to the drainage of cerebrospinal fluid through the nose (rhinorrhoea ... CSF rhinorrhoea involves drainage of cerebrospinal fluid through the nose. This appears as a clear, colourless liquid. Aldroubi ... CSF Rhinorrhea at eMedicine Kerr, Julie T.; Chu, Felix W.K.; Bayles, Stephen W. (2005). "Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea: ...
Magnetic resonance myelography
Demonstration of the site of a cerebrospinal fluid leak (postlumbar puncture headache, postspinal surgery headache, rhinorrhea ... or otorrhea) Surgical planning, especially in regard to the nerve roots. Radiation therapy planning. Diagnostic evaluation of ...
Head injury
... and cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea and otorrhea. Because brain injuries can be life-threatening, even people with apparently ... Symptoms of skull fracture can include: leaking cerebrospinal fluid (a clear fluid drainage from nose, mouth or ear) is ... This can include sedation, paralytics, cerebrospinal fluid diversion. Second-line alternatives include decompressive ... CT scans can show brain bleeds, fractures of the skull, fluid build up in the brain that will lead to increased cranial ...
Cerebrospinal fluid leak
Fluid dripping from the nose (CSF rhinorrhoea) or ears (CSF otorrhea) should be collected and tested for the protein beta-2 ... A cerebrospinal fluid leak (CSF leak or CSFL) is a medical condition where the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) surrounding the brain ... "Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Leak: Symptoms & Treatment". "Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak (CSF Leak) FAQ". Mokri, B (2001). "Spontaneous ... Mokri, B. (1999). "Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leaks: from intracranial hypotension to cerebrospinal fluid hypovolemia-- ...
List of MeSH codes (C23)
... cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea MeSH C23.888.592.264 - cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea MeSH C23.888.592.298 - decerebrate state ...
Otitis media
Trauma, such as a basilar skull fracture, can also lead to cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea (discharge of CSF from the ear) due to ... There may be enough pus that it drains to the outside of the ear (otorrhea), or the pus may be minimal enough to be seen only ... Acute otitis media in children with moderate to severe bulging of the tympanic membrane or new onset of otorrhea (drainage) is ... A common complication of having a tympanostomy tube is otorrhea, which is a discharge from the ear. The risk of persistent ...
List of MeSH codes (C10)
... cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea MeSH C10.900.300.153 - cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea MeSH C10.900.300.175 - coma, post-head ...
Bony labyrinth
... sensorineural deafness and cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea. On radiographic images, the otic capsule is the densest portion of the ... They contain a clear fluid, the perilymph, in which the membranous labyrinth is situated. A fracture classification system in ...
Temporal bone
... and cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea. In many animals some of these parts stay separate through life: Squamosal: the squama ...
List of MeSH codes (C21)
... cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea MeSH C21.866.260.207 - cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea MeSH C21.866.260.222 - coma, post-head ... cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea MeSH C21.866.915.300.300 - cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea MeSH C21.866.915.300.350 - coma, post- ...