Cerebrospinal fluid: history, collection techniques, indications, contraindications and complications

ABSTRACT This article is based on a historical review of the medical literature with the purpose of acknowledging the historical stages and anatomical findings over the years, which led gradually to performance of the first lumbar puncture by Quincke, as well as collection techniques and analyses, a...

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Main Authors: João Paulo S. Oliveira, Natalia T. Mendes, Álvaro R. Martins, Wilson Luiz Sanvito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/jbpml/v56/1676-2444-jbpml-56-e2822020.pdf