title: Effect of lumbar puncture on flow of cerebrospinal fluid.
abstract: The rate at which isotopes descend from the cisterna magna to the lumbar subarachnoid space is highly variable. In monkeys, with and without previous lumbar puncture, transit time was measured. In animals with a previous lumbar puncture, transit times were 10 to 120 minutes; in monkeys without a previous lumbar puncture, transit times were 120 to 180 minutes. In experimental studies of cerebrospinal fluid circulation, the effect of lumbar puncture must be controlled.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lipman
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Noble
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Haughton
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Collier
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000502:physiology*; D008252:Macaca fascicularis; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D013129:Spinal Puncture; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate