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Normally, an equilibrium exists between CSF production, flow and absorption. These are dynamic factors, and intracranial pressure and brain elasticity will determine the net CSF volume when production and outflow are in equilibrium. The volume of CSF in the different compartments may be influenced by anatomical factors such as a loss of brain substance (atrophy), brain swelling or obstruction to the CSF flow at specific points. Changes in CSF volume provide an indirect index of changes in the volume of the brain. Accurate measurements of compartmental CSF volumes would therefore have potential applications to decision making in clinical practice.
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Hadley, D.M., Teasdale, G., Condon, B., Grant, R. (1991). Assessment of CSF Volume in Normal Subjects and Patients with Dementia Due to Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. In: Hartmann, A., Kuschinsky, W., Hoyer, S. (eds) Cerebral Ischemia and Dementia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76208-6_56
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