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Low CSF protein concentration in idiopathic pseudotumor cerebri
Author(s) -
Chandra Vijay,
Bellur Srinath N.,
Anderson Robert J.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410190116
Subject(s) - pseudotumor cerebri , cerebrospinal fluid , lumbar , lumbar puncture , medicine , cerebrospinal fluid pressure , intracranial pressure , pathology , surgery
An inverse relationship between the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) opening pressure and the corresponding protein value was found for patients with idiopathic pseudotumor cerebri who underwent their first lumbar puncture (LP) prior to the initiation of therapy. This relationship provides evidence for a pressure‐dependent bulk flow absorption for CSF and also suggests that patients with high CSF pressures will have low CSF protein concentration.