Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow Parameters in Normal Subjects above 40 Years of Age

Abstract

Background Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow is altered in many conditions like normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), aqueduct stenosis, or Chiari malformation. It is very important to know the normal CSF flow parameters for properly diagnosing these conditions. No data on CSF flow parameters of the Indian population are available. Hence, this study was undertaken to generate normative CSF flow parameters in the Indian population.

Keywords

• CSF flow
• phase-contrast quantitative flow sequence
• stroke volume