Cerebrospinal fluid alterations following endoscopic third ventriculostomy with choroid plexus cauterization: a retrospective laboratory analysis of two tertiary care centers.
Michael C DewanJonathan DallasShilin ZhaoBurkely P SmithStephen GannonFakhry DawoudHeidi ChenChevis N ShannonBrandon G RocqueRobert P NaftelPublished in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2019)
CSF glucose and protein deviate significantly from normal ranges following ETV/CPC before normalizing over 3 months. High RBC values immediately post-ETV/CPC decline rapidly. Age at time of procedure and etiology have little influence on common clinical CSF laboratory parameters. Of note, the retrospective study design necessitates ETV/CPC failure, which could introduce bias in the results.