The altered CNS fluid flow dynamics and homeostasis mechanisms in response to blockade of lymphatic drainage to deep cervical lymph nodes (dcLN) is poorly understood. We used multi-modality MRI and computational fluid dynamics approach to study the same in rats with electrocauterized afferent lymphatic vessels of dcLN. The brain morphometry of Cauterized-dcLN rats showed localized volume expansion in Pons, Hippocampus and Corpus-callosum, while glymphatic speed maps showed hyperdynamic CSF flow in ambient and quadrigeminal cisterns. These results clearly show that the blockade of CSF drainage to dcLN alters CNS fluid homeostasis/flow dynamics, long-term may result in waste accumulation and neurodegeneration.
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