Sir Lumbar puncture (LP) is an essential medical procedure for several clinical conditions. It is an invasive procedure by which physicians can provide sample of cerebrospinal fluid through a needle inserted into the lower lumbar area for diagnostic purposes (meningitis or subarachnoid hemorrhage). Injection of medications into the cerebrospinal fluid "intrathecally", particularly for spinal an...

BACKGROUND During resuscitation, when it is difficult or impossible to establish peripheral venous access, intraosseous route (IO) is considered as an alternative to a central venous line. However, it is sometimes difficult for obtain IO access with conventional manual bone puncture needle. Recently, powered mechanical bone marrow needle was developed. We compared the performance of the manual ...

BACKGROUND To analyze differences of access-site complications related to the height of femoral arterial puncture and the use of a vascular closure device (VCD) following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). METHODS A subgroup of the FERARI study being treated by femoral arterial access and valuable inguinal angiography before implantation of a VCD were included. Inguinal angiographies w...

Interleukin-6 (IL-6) regulates hepatic acute phase responses by activating the transcription factor signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)-3. IL-6 also may modulate septic pathophysiology. We hypothesize that 1) STAT-3 activation and transcription of α2-macroglobulin (A2M) correlate with recovery from sepsis and 2) STAT-3 activation and A2M transcription reflect intrahepatic an...

Examination of the cerebrospinal fluid is an essential step in the diagnosis of late syphilis and is also necessary before any treated case of primary or secondary syphilis can be discharged as cured. The problem of lumbar puncture headache is therefore one of importance in all venereal disease clinics and the adoption of any method of reducing its incidence must be considered. Various procedur...

INTRODUCTION Percutaneous renal surgery has been considered one of the most important advances in urology. There are several possibilities to perform a kidney puncture such as using fluoroscopy, ultrasound or both. The aim of this article is to describe our puncture technique. MATERIAL AND METHODS Correct puncture is one of the most critical and challenging steps during percutaneous surgery. ...

how to cite this article: tavasoli a, afsharkhas l, edraki a. frequency of meningitis in children presenting with febrile seizure in ali-asghar children’s hospital. iran j child neurol. 2014 autumn; 8(4):51-56. abstract objective febrile seizures (fs) are the most common type of childhood seizures, affecting 2–5% of children. as the seizure may be the sole presentation of bacterial meningitis i...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In patients with suspected subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and negative CT findings, the iatrogenic introduction of RBCs into the CSF during lumbar puncture may lead to a misdiagnosis. We tested the hypothesis that the risk of traumatic lumbar puncture is lower with the fluoroscopy-guided technique than with the standard bedside technique. METHODS Data were collected retr...