Diagnosis and management of otologic cerebrospinal fluid leak.
This article categorizes cerebrospinal fluid leaks as traumatic or nontraumatic in origin. It explains the physiology of the milieu of cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. It then discusses the detection, assessment, causes, clinical presentation, and management related to clinical pathologies.
Raine
Christopher
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Duckworth Lane, Bradford, BD9 6RJ, UK. CHRaine@aol.com
D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000502:physiology; D002558:Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D019746:Intramolecular Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism; D054834:Lipocalins; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging
D054834:Lipocalins; D019746:Intramolecular Oxidoreductases; C022466:prostaglandin R2 D-isomerase