Cerebrospinal fluid protein and opening pressure in idiopathic intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri)

Patricia K. Johnston; James J. Corbett; Charles E. Maxner

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Cerebrospinal fluid protein and opening pressure in idiopathic intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri)

Patricia K. Johnston, James J. Corbett, Charles E. Maxner

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We studied the relationship between the CSF protein concentration and the degree of elevation of the CSF opening pressure in 177 patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri). There was no linear correlation between the CSF protein and opening pressure. In addition, low CSF protein (<20 mg/dl) was present in only 26% of the patients. Our findings fail to confirm previous reports of an inverse relationship between the CSF opening pressure and CSF protein as well as low CSF protein in these patients.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1040-1042
Number of pages	3
Journal	Neurology
Volume	41
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.41.7.1040
Publication status	Published - Jul 1991

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