Comparison between CV4 and EV4 - Osteopathic Research
Comparison between CV4 and EV4 - Osteopathic Research
Comparison between CV4 and EV4 - Osteopathic Research
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2.3 Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)<br />
2.3.1 Formation <strong>and</strong> circulation<br />
The CSF is a watery, clear <strong>and</strong> chemically stable liquid that constantly renews<br />
itself within a few hours <strong>and</strong> contains energy sources such as nutrients (glucose,<br />
amino-acids); micro-nutrients (Vit.C, Vit.B, Na+, K+, etc.); proteins<br />
(immunoglobine, viral antibodies, etc.); endorphins; hormones <strong>and</strong><br />
neurotransmitters.<br />
The CSF is produced by the choroid plexus in the ventricular system but<br />
also around the vascular system <strong>and</strong> in the subarachnoidal space.<br />
Sympathetic <strong>and</strong> parasympathetic nerves can be seen in the choroid<br />
plexus. They innervate the blood vessels as well as the epithelium. The<br />
parasympathetic tissues originate almost in their entirety from the superior<br />
cervical ganglion. A rising sympathetic tone leads to a decrease of the<br />
liquor production of up to 30%, while the liquor production of the<br />
parasympathetic increases up to 100%. 16<br />
The CSF of the lateral ventricles circulates through the inter-ventricular<br />
foramina (Monroi) to the third ventricle, <strong>and</strong> from there through the aquaeduct<br />
cerebri (Sylvius) to the fourth ventricle. The liquor originating from all of these<br />
production areas flows through the median aperture (Magendii) <strong>and</strong> the lateral<br />
aperture (Luschkae) to the subarachnoidal space, where it circulates around the<br />
two hemispheres of the cerebrum <strong>and</strong> the spinal cord.<br />
16 LIEM Torsten: Kraniosacrale Osteopathie, Hippokrates Verlag, Stuttgart 1998, p.214<br />
Margit Grill / 2006