Nature Communications· 2018Q1
Flow of cerebrospinal fluid is driven by arterial pulsations and is reduced in hypertension
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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow in brain perivascular spaces (PVSs) is primarily driven by arterial pulsations, with flow speed matching arterial wall motion, suggesting a 'perivascular pumping' mechanism.
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