Nervous system cytology

Nervous system cytology is a morphological study of cerebrospinal fluid cells. It is a method to observe the cell morphology of cerebrospinal fluid using a microscope after obtaining a specimen by puncturing the lumbar spine (or other parts). If we consider cerebrospinal fluid as a kind of tissue, then cerebrospinal fluid cytology is not only a tissue biopsy of the subarachnoid space, but also reflects the lesions of the subarachnoid space. Therefore, its importance cannot be replaced in many cerebrospinal fluid examination items. In recent years, it has increasingly expanded to central nervous system tumors, leukemias, parasites, cerebrovascular diseases, and the diagnosis, treatment, prognosis and monitoring of nerve cell immune functions, and has become an indispensable and powerful helper for clinical work. The cytometry and immunohistochemical technology have made some difficult neurological diseases diagnosed.

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