Normal laboratory values of CSF during pregnancy.
Cerebrospinal fluid samples from 44 pregnant women undergoing spinal anesthesia for delivery were studied to determine whether an abdomen distended with a full-term fetus could alter the dynamics of lumbar CSF. The mean CSF values for opening pressure, CSF cell count, and protein concentration were all normal.
D000328:Adult; D002452:Cell Count; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000032:analysis / Q000166:cytology; D002556:Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000166:cytology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000166:cytology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012016:Reference Values
D002556:Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins