Intrathecal

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Intrathecal (lat. Intra- "within some area," Greek. Theca "capsule", "shell", abbreviated i. Th. ) Is a term used in medicine and is used primarily in connection with injections. This means an injection into the liquor- filled space between the arachnoid and pia mater , the subarachnoid space (analogous to intravenous, iv = into the vein ). In various therapeutic procedures, e.g. Active substances are injected there, for example via a lumbar puncture , for example as part of chemotherapy , antibiotic therapy (for example in the case of a brain abscess ) or during anesthesia procedures ( spinal anesthesia ). It is also possible to continuously inject medication into the CSF space via an implanted medication pump.

Intrathecal antibody production refers to antibody production in the CSF and is diagnostically important for some diseases of the central nervous system.

See also

• Lumbar puncture
• Ommaya Reservoir
• Rickham Reservoir

Individual evidence

1. ^ Marianne Abele-Horn: Antimicrobial Therapy. Decision support for the treatment and prophylaxis of infectious diseases. With the collaboration of Werner Heinz, Hartwig Klinker, Johann Schurz and August Stich, 2nd, revised and expanded edition. Peter Wiehl, Marburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-927219-14-4 , p. 72 ( intraventricular therapy ).