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Cisternografía con radionúclidos - Resultados

Nombres alternativos

Cisternografía; Gammagrafía de la médula espinal; Gammagrafía del flujo del LCR; Gammagrafía intratecal

Valores normales:

Un valor normal indica circulación normal del LCR a través de todas las partes del cerebro y de la médula espinal.

Significado de los resultados anormales:

Un estudio anormal indica trastornos de la circulación del LCR, algunos de los cuales son:

Hidrocefalia
Fuga de LCR
Hidrocefalia normotensiva
Si una derivación del LCR está o no abierta o bloqueada

Punción lumbar

Fecha de revisión: 7/17/2007
Versión en inglés revisada por:Stuart Bentley-Hibbert, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

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