S1 guidelines “lumbar puncture and cerebrospinal fluid analysis” (abridged and translated version)

Abstract Introduction Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis is important for detecting inflammation of the nervous system and the meninges, bleeding in the area of the subarachnoid space that may not be visualized by imaging, and the spread of malignant diseases to the CSF space. In the diagnosis and d...

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Main Authors: H. Tumani, H. F. Petereit, A. Gerritzen, C. C. Gross, A. Huss, S. Isenmann, S. Jesse, M. Khalil, P. Lewczuk, J. Lewerenz, F. Leypoldt, N. Melzer, S. G. Meuth, M. Otto, K. Ruprecht, E. Sindern, A. Spreer, M. Stangel, H. Strik, M. Uhr, J. Vogelgsang, K.-P. Wandinger, T. Weber, M. Wick, B. Wildemann, J. Wiltfang, D. Woitalla, I. Zerr, T. Zimmermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:Neurological Research and Practice
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42466-020-0051-z