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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2005
Fred R. Beyette, Jr., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Joseph F. Clark, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Chad J. Morgan, Springfield, MO (US);
James J. Caffery, Jr., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Prashant Bhadri, Pica Rivera, CA (US);
Gail Pyne-geithman, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Anindya Majumder, San Diego, CA (US);
Fred R. Beyette, Jr., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Joseph F. Clark, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Chad J. Morgan, Springfield, MO (US);
James J. Caffery, Jr., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Prashant Bhadri, Pica Rivera, CA (US);
Gail Pyne-Geithman, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Anindya Majumder, San Diego, CA (US);
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods for assessing a condition in an individual by analyzing a cerebrospinal fluid sample from the individual, for example, by spectroscopy. Further, the invention provides methods for determining an amount of blood in the cerebrospinal fluid sample; methods for determining concentrations of analytes in the cerebrospinal fluid sample; methods for determining a length of time the blood has been in the cerebrospinal fluid sample; and methods for rapidly obtaining a differential diagnosis between conditions indicated by blood in the cerebral spinal fluid. Moreover, the present invention provides instruments capable of rapidly assessing a condition in and individual by point-of-care analysis of a cerebral fluid sample from an individual.