METHODS OF DETECTING A NEUROLOGICAL CONDITION VIA ANALYSIS OF CIRCULATING PHAGOCYTES

摘要

A method of determining status of a disease or condition, the method comprises providing a first fluid sample from outside of a brain tissue, the first fluid sample comprises a first circulating phagocyte; detecting a level of a biomarker associated with the neurological condition in the first sample; comparing the level of the biomarker in the first sample with a level of the biomarker in a second sample, the second sample being either a control sample or a second fluid sample from outside of a brain tissue, the second fluid sample comprising a second circulating phagocyte, the second fluid sample being collected prior to the first fluid sample.