External Lumbar Drainage: Sensitivity and Specificity
Introduction:
None written. Excerpt from the entry in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus:
this involves placing a catheter in the spine and draining CSF over a longer time period (say, 72 hrs).
this involves placing a catheter in the spine and draining CSF over a longer time period (say, 72 hrs).
Another study reported sens = 97% , spec = 60%.
Associated Diagnoses:
50% sensitive, 80% specific