title: CSF opening pressure: reference interval and the effect of body mass index.
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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Edinburgh, UK. wwhitele@staffmail.ed.ac.uk
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Whiteley
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Al-Shahi
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Warlow
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zeidler
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lueck
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015170:Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007427:Intracranial Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012016:Reference Values; D013129:Spinal Puncture / Q000592:standards