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Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure
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Definition
: Manometric pressure of the CEREBROSPINAL FLUID as measured by lumbar, cerebroventricular, or cisternal puncture. Within the cranial cavity it is called INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE.
DF: CSF PRESSURE
See Also
Intracranial Pressure
Examples
Intracranial Pressure
Other names
Spinal Fluid Pressure; Spinal Fluid Pressures; Pressures, Spinal Fluid; Pressure, Spinal Fluid; Fluid Pressures, Spinal; Fluid Pressures, Cerebrospinal; Fluid Pressure, Spinal; Fluid Pressure, Cerebrospinal; Pressures, Cerebrospinal Fluid; Pressure, Cerebrospinal Fluid; Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressures