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Lumbar Cerebrospinal Fluid Opening Pressure Measured in a Flexed Lateral Decubitus Position in Children Pediatrics 93:622-623, Ellis,M.R., 1994 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract Opening pressure(mean+/-SD)was 19.0+/-4.4 cm H2O.Opening pressure was not significantly affected by patient age or sex.Intrathecal chemotherapy and sedation also did not affect CSF pressure.The normal range for lumbar CSF opening pressure measured in a flexed lateral decubitus position in children is 10 to 28 cm H2O.

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