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Lumbar Punctures and Meningitis
Pediatrics, 2002To the Editor .— In their article about the timing of lumbar puncture (LP) in bacterial meningitis, Kanegaye et al1 recommend delaying administration of antibiotics until cultures have been taken. We would like to point out that where meningococcal meningitis is suspected, this potentially life-threatening delay may be neither appropriate nor ...
A J, Kvalsvig, D J, Unsworth
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Seminars in Neurology, 2003
Lumbar puncture is the original neurological procedure. The technique is learned by the student first through observation then performance under supervision by a physician who has mastered the technique. It is one of the more difficult procedures in medicine because success is not only dependent on the skill of the physician but also the size, anatomy,
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Lumbar puncture is the original neurological procedure. The technique is learned by the student first through observation then performance under supervision by a physician who has mastered the technique. It is one of the more difficult procedures in medicine because success is not only dependent on the skill of the physician but also the size, anatomy,
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COMPLICATIONS OF LUMBAR PUNCTURE
Neurologic Clinics, 1998Abstract Although neurologists often evaluate the surgical complications of other physicians, they are responsible for complications of the lumbar puncture, the quintessential neurological procedure. Headache is the most common complication, usually lasting for 1 week or less, occurring in up to 40% of patients after lumbar puncture ...
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Journal of the American Medical Association, 1951
One of the controversial subjects in anesthesia has been that of the incidence and specificity of neurological sequelae attributable to spinal anesthesia.1Various complications are cited by opponents of the method. These include headache, diplopia, backache, paresthesias in the legs, paralysis or weakness of muscles, usually in the legs, and infection ...
R D, DRIPPS, L D, VANDAM
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One of the controversial subjects in anesthesia has been that of the incidence and specificity of neurological sequelae attributable to spinal anesthesia.1Various complications are cited by opponents of the method. These include headache, diplopia, backache, paresthesias in the legs, paralysis or weakness of muscles, usually in the legs, and infection ...
R D, DRIPPS, L D, VANDAM
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Lumbar Puncture in Meningitis?
Pediatrics, 1996Wiswell et al1 assert that "if lumbar punctures (LPs) are omitted as part of the early neonatal sepsis evaluation, the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis occasionally will be delayed or missed completely." They call into question a study from our institution as well as several others2-5 that have recently concluded that cerebrospinal fluid (CSF ...
K M, Boyer, S P, Gotoff
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Postgraduate Medicine, 1986
Lumbar puncture is a safe and simple procedure that can be performed with little risk of major complication if proper technique and indications are followed. As an emergency diagnostic procedure, spinal puncture is indicated when CNS infection is suspected or to establish the diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage when results of cranial computed ...
P B, Gorelick, J, Biller
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Lumbar puncture is a safe and simple procedure that can be performed with little risk of major complication if proper technique and indications are followed. As an emergency diagnostic procedure, spinal puncture is indicated when CNS infection is suspected or to establish the diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage when results of cranial computed ...
P B, Gorelick, J, Biller
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Contraindications to Lumbar Puncture
Annals of Internal Medicine, 1986Excerpt To the editor: The indications for, and usefulness of, the spinal tap are reviewed by Marton and Gean (1) in the June issue.
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Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, 1982
SYNOPSIS Headache is a frequent complication of dural puncture. Cerebrospinal fluid leakage from the subarachnoid space decreases the cushioning effect the fluid has on the brain, producing traction on nerves and blood vessels. The headache, worse when the patient's head is elevated, and usually located in the frontal and occipital ...
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SYNOPSIS Headache is a frequent complication of dural puncture. Cerebrospinal fluid leakage from the subarachnoid space decreases the cushioning effect the fluid has on the brain, producing traction on nerves and blood vessels. The headache, worse when the patient's head is elevated, and usually located in the frontal and occipital ...
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