Cerebrospinal fluid sampling for research of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases when lumbar punctures are performed by anaesthetists

Objectives An increasing number of people are undergoing lumbar puncture (LP) for the purposes of research. Performing LP for research purposes introduces considerations that differ from LP performed for clinical, diagnostic or therapeutic reasons. The demand for research LP will greatly increase as...

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Main Authors: Lisbeth Evered, David A Scott, Colin L Masters, Kelly J Atkins, Christopher Fowler, Brendan Silbert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022-11-01
Series:BMJ Neurology Open
Online Access:https://neurologyopen.bmj.com/content/4/2/e000335.full