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Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis: Purpose
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The purpose of a CSF analysis is to diagnose medical disorders that affect the central nervous system. Some of these conditions include:
- viral and bacterial infections, such as meningitis and encephalitis
- tumors or cancers of the nervous system
- syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease
- bleeding (hemorrhaging) around the brain and spinal cord
- multiple sclerosis, a disease that affects the myelin coating of the nerve fibers of the brain and spinal cord
- Guillain-Barré syndrome, an inflammation of the nerves.
— Martha Floberg Robbins
