Graphical abstract showing that exposing cells grown in a laboratory dish to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from ALS patients is toxic to the cells.
Toxicity of cerebrospinal fluid in ALS/MND
Reading Time: 4 minutes A systematic review of existing scientific literature, performed by a team of researchers led by Dr Arpan Mehta, MRC/MND Association Lady Edith Wolfson Clinical Fellow based at the Euan MacDonald Centre, University of Edinburgh, supports the view that cerebrospinal fluid obtained from patients with ALS/MND is toxic to cells. This finding could help to establish…