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Table 1 Aquaporin-4 in CSF from nine term infants measured by Western-blot

From: Aquaporin-4 expression in the cerebrospinal fluid in congenital human hydrocephalus

Patient diagnosis

Western-blot analysis (grey scale units%)

Age (days)

Gender

COM(A)

41.65

1-5

M

OBS SAO(B)

1.92

1-5

M

COM(C)

34.38

1-5

M

CONT(D)

6.75

1

F

COM(E)

10.37

1-5

M

CONT(F)

7.24

1

M

OBS SAO(G)

21.24

1-5

F

OBS SAO(H)

21.20

1-5

M

COM(I)

73.07

1-5

M

  1. COM communicating hydrocephalus, OBS SAO obstructive hydrocephalus (Sylvian aqueduct), CONT control. Patients A,C,E, and I = communicating hydrocephalus (tetraventricular hydrocephalus of unknown origin); B, G and H = obstructive hydrocephalus (Sylvian aqueduct obstruction); D and F = control.