Cerebrospinal Fluid in Neurology and Psychiatry
McConnell, H. / Bianchine, Joseph R.![Cerebrospinal Fluid in Neurology and Psychiatry](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/168/16809685/CHSBZCOP0316809685.jpg)
Scientists have speculated as to the nature of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) - "the third circulation" or "vital spirit" for centuries. Just what is this mysterious bathing solution of the central nervous system? Is it a vehicle of transport for an "animal spirit" directing all our activities, as thought by Galen (Singer, 1956) or but a "modified tap water" (Halliburton, 1917)? With the advent of lumbar puncture, cerebrospinal fluid has become a r...