Lumbar puncture and CSF examination. Answers to three commonly asked questions.
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Morgenlander, JC
Published in: Postgrad Med
June 1994
The incidence of post-lumbar puncture headache has been shown to be reduced by using a higher-gauge (smaller-bore) needle and orienting the needle bevel parallel to the dural fibers. Incidence of headache is the same in patients given bed rest as in patients who are mobilized immediately. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination of patients with seizures of unclear cause is indicated. However, pleocytosis can be a result of the seizure alone. Other causes of pleocytosis must be ruled out by clinical evaluation and CSF studies. Although lumbar puncture is often advocated for patients presenting with dementia, it usually is not helpful in finding a specific cause if the dementia is long-standing.
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Postgrad Med
ISSN
0032-5481
Publication Date
June 1994
Volume
95
Issue
8
Start / End Page
125 / 131
Location
England
Related Subject Headings
- Spinal Puncture
- Seizures
- Incidence
- Humans
- Headache
- General & Internal Medicine
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Dementia
- Cerebrospinal Fluid
- 4203 Health services and systems
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Morgenlander, J. C. (1994). Lumbar puncture and CSF examination. Answers to three commonly asked questions. Postgrad Med, 95(8), 125–131.
Morgenlander, J. C. “Lumbar puncture and CSF examination. Answers to three commonly asked questions.” Postgrad Med 95, no. 8 (June 1994): 125–31.
Morgenlander JC. Lumbar puncture and CSF examination. Answers to three commonly asked questions. Postgrad Med. 1994 Jun;95(8):125–31.
Morgenlander, J. C. “Lumbar puncture and CSF examination. Answers to three commonly asked questions.” Postgrad Med, vol. 95, no. 8, June 1994, pp. 125–31.
Morgenlander JC. Lumbar puncture and CSF examination. Answers to three commonly asked questions. Postgrad Med. 1994 Jun;95(8):125–131.
Published In
Postgrad Med
ISSN
0032-5481
Publication Date
June 1994
Volume
95
Issue
8
Start / End Page
125 / 131
Location
England
Related Subject Headings
- Spinal Puncture
- Seizures
- Incidence
- Humans
- Headache
- General & Internal Medicine
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Dementia
- Cerebrospinal Fluid
- 4203 Health services and systems