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Most studies of the biochemical composition of human cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) have been performed on fluid obtained from the lumbar sac, since lumbar puncture has been the common method of obtaining CSF for diagnostic study. However, there is reason to believe that CSF obtained from intracranial sites would more accurately reflect biochemical processes in specific brain areas. In the course of diagnosis and treatment of certain serious neurosurgical disorders, we have obtained CSF from intracranial sites and have compared the content of various neurotransmitters and related enzymes in intracranial CSF with their content in lumbar CSF and in the blood.
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Haber, B., Grossman, R.G. (1980). Acetylcholine Metabolism in Intracranial and Lumbar Cerebrospinal Fluid and in Blood. In: Wood, J.H. (eds) Neurobiology of Cerebrospinal Fluid 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1039-6_26
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