title: Cerebrospinal fluid cell preparation methods. An evaluation.
abstract: Although the cells from cerebrospinal fluid are widely used for diagnostic purposes, the cell yield on the microscopic slide is only rarely considered and mostly unsatisfactory. A reevaluation of several preparatory methods showed a very low yield with the Sayk-type chamber, a modest yield with the cytocentrifuge and the best yield with a simple, self-adhering chamber on slides coated with a polycation.
authors.affiliation: Klinikum Steglitz, Free University of Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seyfert
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kabbeck-Kupijai
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marx
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kossmehl
mesh_terms: D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000166:cytology*; D003584:Cytological Techniques; D006801:Humans