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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.

Original publication

DOI

10.1212/01.wnl.0000242704.60275.e9

Type

Journal article

Journal

Neurology

Publication Date

11/2006

Volume

67

Pages

1690 - 1691

Addresses

Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Edinburgh, UK. wwhitele@staffmail.ed.ac.uk

Keywords

Humans, Obesity, Spinal Puncture, Body Mass Index, Prospective Studies, Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure, Intracranial Pressure, Reference Values, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Middle Aged, Female, Male