lumbar puncture (lp) is a procedure for obtaining spinal fluid from spinal meningeal spaces this can be done as a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure which can result in to a typical positional headache named as post lumbar puncture headache .this can cause a lot of discomforts for patients and makes fear from the procedure. this study designed to evaluate the effect of resting position after l...

A subarachnoid hematoma is the rarest type of clot to form within the spinal canal [1]. Most " so-called " spontaneous cases are related to underlying spinal cord pathology or bleeding diathesis [2]. Another smaller but significant group of patients develop hematomas after lumbar puncture, once again, often with concurrent clotting abnormalities [1]. Our report discusses the myelographic featur...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Intracranial subdural hematoma is a rare complication following spinal anesthesia. The diagnosis is usually difficult because initial symptoms are the same of post-dural puncture headache. The objective was to report a case of early diagnosed subdural hematoma after spinal anesthesia performed with a fine-gauge needle and single puncture. CASE REPORT 48-year old fema...

Metrizamide is useful for evaluating both posterior fossa and the cervical spinal canal [1, 2]. Because the contrast material is diluted by spinal fluid enroute from the lumbar region to the cervical spinal canal, the C1-C2 puncture technique has been advocated as the most suitable approach for instillation of contrast material [3]. The procedure is safe and without great technical difficulties...

Ultrasonography is useful for the visualization of the spinal cord and associated structures and facilitates the safe collection of cerebrospinal fluid from the atlanto-occipital space in cattle. This technique is less stressful than the blind puncture technique because it does not require strong ventroflexion of the head. Furthermore, painful puncture of the spinal cord can largely be avoided ...

INTRODUCTION The risk of postdural puncture headache following lumbar puncture can be reduced by choosing a blunt spinal needle or by using a smaller needle diameter. Reports indicate that lumbar puncture practiced outside of the anaesthetic discipline does not adhere to the current level of evidence. To examine the practice among haematologists in Denmark, we performed a national survey. In ad...

BACKGROUND Success of spinal anesthesia in pregnant females is strongly influenced by the position of the patient at the time of spinal insertion. Pendant position is a new position introduced to increase the intervertebral spaces. The current study aimed at comparing successful spinal puncture among the patients with pendant position in comparison with the ones with traditional sitting positio...

OBJECTIVE To observe the changes in spinal cord pathophysiology, motor function and electrophysiology after spinal cord injuries induced by punctures with different needles, and explore a new means for studying spinal neurotoxicity of local anesthetics. METHODS A total of 144 SD rats were randomly allocated into the sham-operated group (n=36) and 3 spinal cord injury groups (n=36) with the L4...