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Knowledge of normal CSF width values is essential. Most of the available US normative values were established over 20 years ago, were obtained with older equipment, and cover only part of the age spectrum that can be examined by cranial US. This prospective study aimed to determine the normative values of the widths of the subarachnoid and internal CSF spaces (craniocortical, minimal and maximal interhemispheric, interventricular, and frontal horn) for high-resolution linear US probes in neurologically healthy infants and children aged 0\u201319 months and assess whether subdural fluid collections can be delineated.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Two radiologists measured the width of the CSF spaces with a conventional linear probe and an ultralight hockey-stick probe in neurologically healthy children not referred for cranial or spinal US.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>This study included 359 neurologically healthy children (n<jats:sub>boys<\/jats:sub>\u2009=\u2009178, 49.6%; n<jats:sub>girls<\/jats:sub>\u2009=\u2009181, 50.4%) with a median age of 46.0 days and a range of 1\u2013599 days. We constructed prediction plots, including the 5th, 50th, and 95th percentiles, and an interactive spreadsheet to calculate normative values for individual patients. The measurements of the two probes and the left and right sides did not differ, eliminating the need for separate normative values. 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