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Brain oedema of different pathogenesis cannot be differentiated with CSF infusion tests. In cases with periventricular oedema the CSS viscoelastic parameters are changed more towards the decompensated state than in cases with perifocal oedema.
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Eelmäe, J., Tjuvajev, J., Tikk, A. (1990). Quantitative Analysis of CT Visualized Periventricular and Perifocal Brain Oedema by Means of CSF Dynamics Infusion Test. In: Reulen, HJ., Baethmann, A., Fenstermacher, J., Marmarou, A., Spatz, M. (eds) Brain Edema VIII. Acta Neurochirurgica, vol 51. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-9115-6_137
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