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Scatter plot of CSF pressures in relationship to average SOV diameters.
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Clinical characteristics of the study patients
Characteristic Value Age, y Mean ± SD 46 ± 19 Range 17–90 Male-to-female ratio 32:37 Body height, cm Mean ± SD 163 ± 8 Range 141–180 Body weight, kg Mean ± SD 62 ± 12 Range 40–99 Body mass index Mean ± SD 23.3 ± 3.3 Range 17.3–31.6 Diseases or reasons for lumbar puncture* Acute headache or headache exacerbation 28 (41) Meningitis, CNS infection, or pachymeningitis 15 (22) Brain tumor or metastasis 10 (14) Change in consciousness 4 (6) Spontaneous intracranial hypotension, stroke, pseudotumor cerebri, cranial nerve lesions 2 each (3) Multiple sclerosis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, normal pressure hydrocephalus, cranial nerve lesions 1 each (1) Duration between MRI studies and lumbar puncture* <1 d 34 (49) 1–2 d 35 (51) * Data are the number of patients. Data in parentheses are percentages.
