Lumbar puncture: considerations, procedure, and complications

Lumbar puncture is an important technique used to obtain cerebrospinal fluid, administer medications, and monitor intracerebral pressure. As essential invasive approach to diagnosing and treating central nervous system disorders, clinicians should be familiar with lumbar puncture. This review includ...

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Main Author: Keun Tae Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Encephalitis and Neuroinflammation Society 2022-10-01
Series:Encephalitis
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Online Access:http://www.encephalitisjournal.org/upload/pdf/encephalitis-2022-00045.pdf
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description Lumbar puncture is an important technique used to obtain cerebrospinal fluid, administer medications, and monitor intracerebral pressure. As essential invasive approach to diagnosing and treating central nervous system disorders, clinicians should be familiar with lumbar puncture. This review includes the considerations, contraindications, procedures, and complications of lumbar puncture.
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Lumbar puncture: considerations, procedure, and complications
Encephalitis
spinal puncture
cerebrospinal fluid
post-dural puncture headache
complications
title Lumbar puncture: considerations, procedure, and complications
title_full Lumbar puncture: considerations, procedure, and complications
title_fullStr Lumbar puncture: considerations, procedure, and complications
title_full_unstemmed Lumbar puncture: considerations, procedure, and complications
title_short Lumbar puncture: considerations, procedure, and complications
title_sort lumbar puncture considerations procedure and complications
topic spinal puncture
cerebrospinal fluid
post-dural puncture headache
complications
url http://www.encephalitisjournal.org/upload/pdf/encephalitis-2022-00045.pdf
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