Medical Definition of Froin's syndrome
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An alteration in the cerebrospinal fluid, which is yellowish and coagulates spontaneously in a few seconds after withdrawal, owing to its greatly increased protein (albumin and globulin) content; noted in loculated portions of the subarachnoid space isolated from spinal fluid circulation by an inflammatory or neoplastic obstruction.
Synonym: loculation syndrome.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Froin's Syndrome
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