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Measuring blood glucose before or after lumbar puncture [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 Background The ratio of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to peripheral blood glucose at the same period is an important index for diagnosing and monitoring the efficacy of central nervous system infection, especially bacterial meningitis.
Kaili Shi +6 more
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Acute Medicine Journal, 2011 Most junior doctors learn common practical procedures, like lumbar puncture, on the job. This usually involves unstructured observation, demonstration and then supervised practice. Thus, most doctors have learned to perform a lumbar puncture without studying the theory of the procedure in any detail.
Cooper, Nicola
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Low body mass index is related to post-lumbar puncture headache in Chinese adults: A cross-sectional study [PDF]
Journal of International Medical ResearchObjective Post-lumbar puncture headache is a common complication following lumbar puncture. Although several risk factors have been established, the role of low body mass index remains controversial.
Ruonan Li +7 more
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A Non-pharmacological Application to Reduce Neonatal Pain During Lumbar Puncture Procedure in Neonatal Intensive Care: Placing a Pillow on the Abdomen [PDF]
Journal of Pediatric ResearchAim: Lumbar puncture is one of the most common painful procedures which newborn babies encounter during neonatal intensive care follow-up. It is important to control pain during this procedure.
Sema Tanrıverdi +3 more
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Lumbar puncture for the generalist [PDF]
South African Family Practice, 2004 The safe and successful performance of a lumbar puncture demands a working and yet specific knowledge as well as competency in performance. This review aims to aid understanding of the knowledge framework, the pitfalls and complications of lumbar ...
J.M. Boon +3 more
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Evaluation of pre lumbar puncture position on post lumbar puncture headache
Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2011 Background: The most common complication of lumbar puncture (LP) occurring in over thirty percent of patients is headache. The position after lumbar puncture, needle type and size, and volume of the extracted cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) have been evaluated
Siamak Afshin Majd +5 more
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Lumbar puncture in patients with neurologic conditions
Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring, 2017 A lumbar puncture (LP) is performed to obtain cerebrospinal fluid. It is implemented in the clinic on a routine basis to aid the diagnosis of neurologic diseases.
Tessa Timmers +2 more
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Lumbar Puncture Procedure Module
MedEdPORTAL, 2011 This module outlines an approach to teaching the hands-on skills of lumbar puncture using a task-trainer, or simulation model. Lumbar puncture is commonly performed by trainees in internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, neurology, and anesthesia.
Patricia Wathen +3 more
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Pneumorrhachis Following Lumbar Puncture: A Case Report [PDF]
Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2006 We report a rare case of pneumorrhachis following lumbar puncture. A 4-year-old boy was admitted to our hospital with seizures following a head injury and upper respiratory infection.
Lung-Chang Lin +2 more
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A controlled lumbar puncture procedure improves the safety of lumbar puncture
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2023 BackgroundIn order to improve the safety of lumbar puncture (LP), we designed a new type of LP needle, that is, an integrated and controlled LP needle, which can actively and accurately control the flow rate and retention of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF ...
Chun Li +5 more
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