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. 2006 Nov 14;67(9):1690-1.
doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000242704.60275.e9.

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

W Whiteley  1 , R Al-Shahi, C P Warlow, M Zeidler, C J Lueck
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CSF opening pressure: reference interval and the effect of body mass index

W Whiteley et al. Neurology. .

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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