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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a clear, colorless transcellular body fluid found within the meningeal tissue that surrounds the vertebrate brain and spinal cord, and in the ventricles of the brain.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebrospinal fluid | Acronym | CSF | 1.00 | infobox |
| Cerebrospinal fluid | Latin | liquor cerebrospinalis | 1.00 | infobox |
| Cerebrospinal fluid | MeSH | D002555 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Cerebrospinal fluid | TA2 | 5388 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Cerebrospinal fluid | TA98 | A14.1.01.203 | 1.00 | infobox |
| acetazolamide | instance of | a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor | 0.80 | text |
| repeated drainage via lumbar puncture | instance of | a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor | 0.80 | text |
| or the insertion of a shunt such as a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt.CSF leakCSF can leak from the dura as a result of different causes such as physical trauma or a lumbar puncture | instance of | a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor | 0.80 | text |
| or from no known cause when it is termed a spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leak | instance of | a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor | 0.80 | text |
| CT scans | instance of | Medical imaging | 0.80 | text |
| MRI scans can be used to investigate for a presumed CSF leak when no obvious leak is found but low CSF pressure is identified | instance of | Medical imaging | 0.80 | text |
| meningitis | instance of | whereas central nervous system infections | 0.80 | text |
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