Intrathecal
Current as of: March 28, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Adam Husney, MD – Family Medicine & Martin J. Gabica, MD – Family Medicine & Howard B. Schaff, MD – Diagnostic Radiology
The intrathecal space is the area between the thin layers of tissue that surround the brain and spinal cord. This space is filled with a liquid called cerebrospinal fluid. Medicines can be delivered into the intrathecal space with a needle or through a thin flexible tube called a catheter.