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Cerebrospinal fluid dynamics correlate with neurogenic claudication in lumbar spinal stenosisopen access

Authors
Kim, Hyun-JiKim, HakseungKim, Young-TakSohn, Chul-HoKim, KeewonKim, Dong-Joo
Issue Date
12-5월-2021
Publisher
PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
Citation
PLOS ONE, v.16, no.5
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Journal Title
PLOS ONE
Volume
16
Number
5
URI
https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/144682
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0250742
ISSN
1932-6203
Abstract
Neurogenic claudication is a typical manifestation of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). However, its pathophysiology is still unclear. The severity of clinical symptoms has been shown not to correlate with the degree of structural stenosis. Altered cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow has been suggested as one of the causative factors of LSS. The objectives of this study were to compare CSF dynamics at the lumbosacral level between patients with LSS and healthy controls and to investigate whether CSF dynamics parameters explain symptom severity in LSS. Phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging (PC-MRI) was conducted to measure CSF dynamics in 18 healthy controls and 9 patients with LSS. Cephalic peak, caudal peak, and peak-to-peak CSF velocities were evaluated at the lumbosacral level in the patients and controls. The power of CSF dynamics parameters to predict symptom severity was determined using a linear regression analysis adjusted for demographic and structural variables. Significantly attenuated CSF flow velocity was observed in the patients compared with the controls. The cephalic peak, caudal peak, and peak-to-peak velocities at the lumbar level were greater in the controls than in the patients (p<0.001). The predictive power increased most when the peak-to-peak velocity was added (adjusted R-2 = 0.410) to the model with age, body mass index, and the minimum anterior-posterior diameter (adjusted R-2 = 0.306), and the peak-to-peak velocity was the only statistically significant variable. CSF dynamics variables showed an association with the severity of LSS symptoms, independent of structural stenosis. PC-MRI can help to further our understanding of the pathophysiology of neurogenic claudication and support the diagnosis of LSS.
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