Premedications before lumbar puncture: Preliminary comparative results

Is computed tomography of the head useful before lumbar puncture?

Cranial computed tomography before lumbar puncture: a prospective clinical evaluation.

OBJECTIVE To prospectively identify which patients can safely undergo lumbar puncture (LP) without screening cranial computed tomography (CT). METHODS Emergency department physicians examined patients before CT. Examiners recorded the presence or absence of 10 clinical findings and answered 8 additional questions. The criterion standard was noncontrast cranial CT interpreted by staff radiolog...

Percutaneous renal puncture: requirements and preliminary results

Impact of postdural puncture headache after diagnostic lumbar puncture

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Lumbar Puncture in Neonates with Sepsis

Introduction: Infections are one of the main causes of death during childhood. Epidemiologic studies in Iran showed that the incidence of neonatal sepsis was 1.8% in 1995. Moreover, the incidence of neonatal meningitis is 0.2 to 0.4 in per 1,000 live births. The aim of this study was to determine the necessity of lumbar puncture (LP) in early neonatal sepsis. Methods: In a retrospective study, ...