The longitudinal profile of CSF markers during external lumbar drainage in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

Andrew Tarnaris (1) , Ahmed Toma (1) , Miles D Chapman (2) , A Petzold (2) , Neil D Kitchen (1) , Geoffrey Keir (2) , Laurence D Watkins (1)

1 The Nat Hosp for Neurology & Neurosurgery
2 Institute of Neurology

External lumbar drainage (ELD) is known as a good predictor of favourable outcome in shunting patients suffering from idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH). To date there has been no study to investigate the changes occurring in the CSF composition of patients undergoing (ELD).

Keywords: CSF

Andrew Tarnaris, Ahmed Toma, Miles D Chapman, A Petzold, Neil D Kitchen, et al.. The longitudinal profile of CSF markers during external lumbar drainage in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 2009, 80 (10), pp.1130. ⟨10.1136/jnnp.2008.171686⟩. ⟨hal-00552763⟩