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Table 5 Changes of CSF routine parameters during 14 months of nusinersen treatment

From: Increased chitotriosidase 1 concentration following nusinersen treatment in spinal muscular atrophy

CSF routine parameter

n

Baseline median (IQR)

14-month analysis median (IQR)

p value

CellCount (MPt/L)

57

1.0 (0.0–2.0)

1.0 (0.15–1.0)

n.s

Qalb (× 10–3)

56

4.1 (3.3–6.1)

4.7 (3.7–6.3)

0.000359***

Protein (mg/L)

58

308 (244–419)

345 (283–443)

0.000246***

  1. CSF cerebrospinal fluid, Qalb ratio of serum/CSF albumin, IQR interquartile range, n.s. not significant
  2. ***p < 0.001 calculated by Wilcoxon signed-rank test