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Tracing the flow of cerebrospinal fluid – EurekAlert
Understanding how the clear, watery substance flows through the brain could yield new insights into health and disease.
VIRTUAL MEETING (CST), November 22, 2020 — Swelling is one of the most dangerous and immediate consequences of a brain injury or stroke. Doctors have long known about the dangers of swelling, which has traditionally been blamed on ruptured blood vessels. New research suggests the brain’s other plumbing system, the one that circulates cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), may play an underappreciated role in both good health and response to injury.
Douglas Kelley, a mechanical engineer at the University of…
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