Age-specific reference values for cerebrospinal fluid protein concentration in neonates and young infants

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 22-27

  Shah, Samir S ^a,b   Ebberson, Jessica ^a   Kestenbaum, Lori A ^a   Hodinka, Richard L ^a,b   Zorc, Joseph J ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Infant; Lumbar puncture; Newborn; Reference values

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGE SPECIFIC CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARDIZATION;

AGE FACTORS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PROTEINS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PHILADELPHIA; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 78651420080     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.711     Document Type: Article

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