Atraumatic spinal needle indicates correct CSF opening pressure

Abstract The accurate assessment of cerebrospinal fluid opening pressure during spinal puncture provides important medical information in diagnosis, prognosis and therapy of several neurological conditions. However, purpose-specific spinal needle choice is debated. While atraumatic needles are assoc...

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Main Authors: Marcel S. Woo, Simon S. Kessner, Eckhard Schlemm, Christian Gerloff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-25455-0