title: Cerebrospinal fluid analysis in the context of CNS demyelinating diseases.
abstract: The central nervous system demyelinating diseases are a group of disorders with different etiologies, characterized by inflammatory lesions that are associated with loss of myelin and eventually axonal damage. In this group the most studied ones are multiple sclerosis (MS), neuromyelitis optic (NMO) and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM). The cerebrospinal fluid is essential to differentiate between these different syndromes and to define multiple sclerosis, helping to assess the probability of Clinical Isolated Syndrome turn into multiple sclerosis.
authors.affiliation: Senne Líquor Diagnóstico.
authors.forename: Sandro Luiz de Andrade
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Matas
authors.forename: Felipe von
authors.initials: Fv
authors.lastname: Glehn
authors.forename: Gustavo Bruniera Peres
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Carlos Augusto Senne
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Soares
mesh_terms: D002556:Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004673:Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000175:diagnosis; D009471:Neuromyelitis Optica / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D002556:Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins; D007136:Immunoglobulins