Froin's syndrome

Froin's syndrome
a condition in which the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) displays a combination of yellow colour and high protein content. It is characteristic of a block to the spinal circulation of CSF caused by a tumour.
G. Froin (1874-1932), French physician

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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