CSF opening pressure: reference interval and the effect of body mass index.

Whiteley, W; Al-Shahi, R; Warlow, C P; Zeidler, M; Lueck, C J · Neurology · 2006

prospective_cohort · Level II

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Abstract

We prospectively recorded CSF opening pressure in 242 adults who had a lumbar puncture with concomitant measurement of weight and height. The 95% reference interval for lumbar CSF opening pressure was 10 to 25 cm CSF. Body mass index had a small but clinically insignificant influence on CSF opening pressure.

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