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Nursing Standard, 2008
This article discusses the need for lumbar puncture, preparation of the patient and equipment necessary for this procedure. The rationale for the intervention is described with a focus on the nursing management before, during and after the procedure.
Farley, Alistair, McLafferty, Ella
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This article discusses the need for lumbar puncture, preparation of the patient and equipment necessary for this procedure. The rationale for the intervention is described with a focus on the nursing management before, during and after the procedure.
Farley, Alistair, McLafferty, Ella
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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1952
The occurrence of undesirable reactions following lumbar puncture is not uncommon. The incidence has been variously reported as ranging between 5 and 75%.1A prominent feature of the postlumbar puncture reaction, and often its only manifestation, is headache.
Sidney Carter, Daniel Sciarra
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The occurrence of undesirable reactions following lumbar puncture is not uncommon. The incidence has been variously reported as ranging between 5 and 75%.1A prominent feature of the postlumbar puncture reaction, and often its only manifestation, is headache.
Sidney Carter, Daniel Sciarra
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The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1985
Lumbar puncture has been in widespread clinical use for nearly a century. It is used in emergency medicine primarily as a tool for the diagnosis of meningoencephalitis and subarachnoid hemorrhage. The development of computed tomography has changed the position that lumbar puncture has held in the diagnostic sequence of a number of clinical entities ...
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Lumbar puncture has been in widespread clinical use for nearly a century. It is used in emergency medicine primarily as a tool for the diagnosis of meningoencephalitis and subarachnoid hemorrhage. The development of computed tomography has changed the position that lumbar puncture has held in the diagnostic sequence of a number of clinical entities ...
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Journal of the History of the Neurosciences, 1997
In this article it is argued that Heinrich Irenäus Quincke who should be credited with the discovery of lumbar puncture. Although some authors mention the names of James Leonard Corning and Walter Essex Wynter as well, it is demonstrated, by comparing the relevant publications, that the discovery, the application for diagnostic purposes and the ...
J.A.M. Frederiks, P.J. Koehler
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In this article it is argued that Heinrich Irenäus Quincke who should be credited with the discovery of lumbar puncture. Although some authors mention the names of James Leonard Corning and Walter Essex Wynter as well, it is demonstrated, by comparing the relevant publications, that the discovery, the application for diagnostic purposes and the ...
J.A.M. Frederiks, P.J. Koehler
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Lumbar Punctures and Meningitis
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 1975Four patients, with an additional seven from the literature, had meningitis following a lumbar puncture (LP) that disclosed normal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Animal studies demonstrate that perforation of the meninges in the presence of bacteremia enhances the development of meningitis.
Ronald W. Brenz +3 more
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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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Cephalalgia, 1993
Lumbar puncture is crucial in two distinct clinical situations in the diagnosis of the headache patient. The first is the patient who is suspected of having a symptomatic headache; the second is the patient with a chronic intractable or atypical headache disorder. This review discusses the usefulness of the lumbar puncture in the diagnosis of headache
Stephen D. Silberstein, James J. Corbett
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Lumbar puncture is crucial in two distinct clinical situations in the diagnosis of the headache patient. The first is the patient who is suspected of having a symptomatic headache; the second is the patient with a chronic intractable or atypical headache disorder. This review discusses the usefulness of the lumbar puncture in the diagnosis of headache
Stephen D. Silberstein, James J. Corbett
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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 ...
Leroy D. Vandam, Robert D. Dripps
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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 ...
Leroy D. Vandam, Robert D. Dripps
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Indications for Lumbar Puncture
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1980To the Editor.— I read the answers of Herbert N. Hultgren, MD (241:2549, 1979), to the questions concerning anticoagulation therapy for "stroke in evolution." Concerning the CSF examination to exclude hemorrhage or hemorrhagic infarction, the following recommendations serve as guidelines for those considering spinal puncture.
Philip B. Gorelick, Frank A. Rubino
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