Protein analysis of subdural hygroma fluid

T Wetterling; B Demierre; B Rama; M Nekic

doi:10.1007/BF01400533

Protein analysis of subdural hygroma fluid

Acta Neurochir (Wien). 1988;91(1-2):79-82. doi: 10.1007/BF01400533.

Authors

T Wetterling¹, B Demierre, B Rama, M Nekic

Affiliation

¹ Neurological Clinic, University of Köln, Federal Republic of Germany.

PMID: 3394551
DOI: 10.1007/BF01400533

Abstract

The pathogenesis of posttraumatic subdural hygroma still remains largely unknown. One of the suggested pathological mechanisms is the traumatic development of an arachnoid tear and the subsequent efflux of CSF into the subdural space. We performed a multifactorial analysis of the hygroma fluid obtained at operation in comparison to the simultaneously taken plasma and lumbar CSF. The results of the protein analysis support the CSF origin of the subdural hygroma fluid.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Albumins / analysis*
Blood Cell Count
Cerebrospinal Fluid / cytology*
Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins / analysis*
Child, Preschool
Craniocerebral Trauma / complications*
Humans
Immunoglobulin G / analysis*
Lymphangioma / analysis*
Lymphangioma / cerebrospinal fluid
Lymphangioma / etiology
Male
Meningeal Neoplasms / analysis*
Meningeal Neoplasms / cerebrospinal fluid
Meningeal Neoplasms / etiology
Middle Aged

Substances

Albumins
Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins
Immunoglobulin G