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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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2019
Undertaking lumbar puncture in the intensive care patient can be technically challenging due to patient positioning and body habitus. Ultrasound guidance can improve the success rate and is relatively easy to learn. This chapter describes the normal sonoanatomy of the lumbar spine and how to use ultrasound to guide lumbar puncture.
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Undertaking lumbar puncture in the intensive care patient can be technically challenging due to patient positioning and body habitus. Ultrasound guidance can improve the success rate and is relatively easy to learn. This chapter describes the normal sonoanatomy of the lumbar spine and how to use ultrasound to guide lumbar puncture.
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Subdural hematoma after lumbar puncture: two case reports and review of the literature
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 1991P E Voß
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