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The effect of whole body position on lumbar cerebrospinal fluid opening pressure

We compared cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) opening pressure measurements in the lumbar subarachnoid space between the flexed position (F-OP) and relaxed position (R-OP) in recumbent patients. We devised an equation for using F-OP to determine the existence of raised intracranial pressure (ICP). Patients...

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Autores principales: Sithinamsuwan, Pasiri, Sithinamsuwan, Nakorn, Tejavanija, Sirakarn, Udommongkol, Chesda, Nidhinandana, Samart
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2464575/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18593481
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-8454-5-11

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