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. 2024 Aug;65(4):328–338. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2024.65.328

Table 3.

Concentrations of amyloid Aβ1-42, Aβ1-40, total tau protein phosphorylated tau protein (pT181), and amyloid Aβ1-42/Aβ1-40 ratio in cerebrospinal fluid immediately after external lumbar drainage placement (0`), after 36 hours, and after 72 hours of drainage


0`
36 h
72 h
P
median range median range median range
Aβ1-42 (pg/mL)
144.47
42.86-1486.14
320.02
15.24- 1386.78
273.93
42.86-580.41
0.010
Aβ1-40 (pg/mL)
2531.05
341.13-14250.56
4181.17
1064.94-22197.72
4254.3
384.28-21188.43
0.027
Aβ1-42/Aβ1-40 (pg/mL)
0.08424
0.02381-0.22653
0.06166
0.00686-0.22069
0.05726
0.01927-0.23922
<0.911
Total tau
161.2
22.69-334.99
275.8
77.51-693.76
296.33
15.77-1027.10
<0.001
Tau pT181 27.42 13.14-58.86 50.92 23.57-108.78 48.74 17.83-123.23 <0.001