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Table 3 Resulting ΔPnet (presented in Pa) for two extreme combinations of CA flow and cross-sectional area

From: Can pulsatile CSF flow across the cerebral aqueduct cause ventriculomegaly? A prospective study of patients with communicating hydrocephalus

 

Config. 1

Config. 2

Pulsations only

3.2

4.9

Net flow only

0.8

0.8

Pulsations + net flow

5.5

9.0

  1. Configuration 1 corresponds to the CA with the smallest area subjected to the CA flow with the largest flow asymmetry. Configuration 2 corresponds to the CA with the smallest area subjected to the CA flow of largest SV
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Fluids and Barriers of the CNS

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