Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care, 2014 Objective: The aim of this study was to compare two spinal needles with different bevel designs regarding their technical handling capacities and complication rates.
Ruslan Abdullayev +4 more
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Spectrophotometry for cerebrospinal fluid pigment analysis [PDF]
, 2006 The use of spectrophotometry for the analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is reviewed. The clinically relevant CSF pigments--oxyhemoglobin and bilirubin--are introduced and discussed with regard to clinical differential diagnosis and potentially ...
Keir, G., Petzold, A., Sharpe, L.T.
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Elevated cerebral spinal fluid biomarkers in children with mucopolysaccharidosis I-H. [PDF]
, 2016 Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) type-IH is a lysosomal storage disease that results from mutations in the IDUA gene causing the accumulation of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs).
Dickson, Patricia I +6 more
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Spinal cystic echinococcosis - a systematic analysis and review of the literature : part 2. treatment, follow-up and outcome [PDF]
, 2013 Bone involvement in human cystic echinococcosis (CE) is rare, but affects the spine in approximately 50% of cases. Despite significant advances in diagnostic imaging techniques, surgical treatment and introduction of pharmacological therapy, spinal ...
Blum, Johannes +4 more
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LUMBAR SPINAL PUNCTURE FOR NEURORADIOLOGY PROCEDURES [PDF]
American Journal of Roentgenology, 1973 The author’s successful method for placement of a needle in the lumbar subarachnoid space is described.Details are given relative to anesthesia, midline position by patient cooperation, lack of dural pop, and placement of the needle tip wholly in the subarachnoid space.
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Measurement of Intraspinal Pressure After Spinal Cord Injury: Technical Note from the Injured Spinal Cord Pressure Evaluation Study. [PDF]
, 2016 Intracranial pressure (ICP) is routinely measured in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). We describe a novel technique that allowed us to monitor intraspinal pressure (ISP) at the injury site in 14 patients who had severe acute traumatic ...
Bell, BA +10 more
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Ocular Motor Palsy After Spinal Puncture
Survey of Anesthesiology, 2017 Ocular motor palsy is a rare but alarming complication of subarachnoid puncture. In order to better understand this condition, a literature search was performed in English of PubMed articles for cranial nerves III, IV, and VI palsies after spinal puncture.
Del-Rio-Vellosillo M +4 more
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Managing intrathecal administration of nusinersen in adolescents and adults with 5q-spinal muscular atrophy and previous spinal surgery [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-PsiquiatriaBackground: Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neurodegenerative disease of lower motor neurons associated with frequent occurrence of spinal deformity.
Rodrigo de Holanda Mendonça +8 more
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Efficiency of spinal anesthesia versus general anesthesia for lumbar spinal surgery: a retrospective analysis of 544 patients. [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown varying results in selected outcomes when directly comparing spinal anesthesia to general in lumbar surgery. Some studies have shown reduced surgical time, postoperative pain, time in the postanesthesia care unit ...
Attiah, Mark A. +9 more
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