Examination of CSF provides vital information, which aids in the diagnosis of several disorders:
- Benign disorders
- Meningitis
- Encephalitis
- Brain abscess
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Multiple sclerosis
- Guillain-Barrè syndrome
- Malignant disorders
- Leukemia with CNS involvement
- Malignant tumors of the brain or spinal cord
- Metastasis of malignant tumors
