How common is normal cerebrospinal fluid pressure in XXXX ?

@entity1 @entity4358 @entity5325
OBJECTIVES: To determine the proportion of @entity1 with @entity5325 ( @entity5325 ) who had a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure >6   cm @entity4358 and to investigate the clinical and imaging variables associated with CSF pressure (PCSF) in this condition. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed 106 @entity1 with @entity5325 . PCSF was measured by lumbar puncture prior to treatment. Clinical and imaging variables - including demographic data, brain imaging results, symptom duration, and abdominal circumference - were collected. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to determine the correlation of these variables with PCSF. RESULTS: Sixty-one percent of @entity1 had a PCSF between 6 and 20   cm @entity4358 ; only 34% had a PCSF  <=6   cm @entity4358 . The factors associated with increased PCSF included abdominal circumference (p   <   0.001), symptom duration (p   =   0.015), and the absence of brain magnetic resonance imaging findings of @entity5325 (p   =   0.003). A wide variability in PCSF was observed among all @entity1 , which was not completely accounted for by the variables included in the model. CONCLUSIONS: Normal CSF pressure is common in @entity1 with @entity5325 ; the absence of a low opening pressure should not exclude this condition. Body habitus, symptom duration, and brain imaging are correlated with PCSF measurements, but these factors alone do not entirely explain the wide variability in observed pressures in this condition and this suggests the influence of other factors.
