BACKGROUND Supine recumbence has been widely performed to prevent post-lumbar puncture headache (PLPH). However, the optimal duration of supine recumbence is controversial. The aim of the study is to compare the occurrence of PLPH according to the duration of supine recumbence in patients with neurological disorders. METHODS A non-equivalent control/experimental pre-/post-test study design wa...

Aim: The aim of the study was to asses the necessity of lumbar puncture in infants under 12 months of age with simple febrile seizure. Material and Methods: The study group covered 33 infants less 12 months of age and diagnosed as simple febrile seizure. Lumbar puncture was performed for all the patients. The age, vaccination status, physical examination, laboratory results of patients are eval...

The use of anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents has largely increased. Diagnostic lumbar puncture in patients taking these drugs represents a challenge considering the opposing risks of bleeding and thrombotic complications. To date there are no controlled trials, specific guidelines, nor clear recommendations in this area. In the present review we make some recommendations about lumbar punct...

Lumbar puncture has, for many years, been the responsibility of the internal medicine physician or the neurologist. As more patients have undergone spine surgery and with the current increase in body mass index of the general population, the radiologist has been consulted with increasing frequency to perform lumbar puncture with fluoroscopic guidance. Radiology, in fact, is now the dominant ove...

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, ...

Stage I. Stereotaxic radiological localization of the globus pallidus. The position of the globus pallidus is calculated from radiographs taken after lumbar air encephalography. For this procedure the patient is placed in the sitting position. A graduated metal frame is secured to the head by three drills penetrating the outer plate of the skull. Air is injected into the ventricular system by l...

Introduction:   Sometimes physicians need to assess some markers on selected children's cerebrospinal fluid specimen according to lumbar puncture (LP). Although immediate diagnosis and treatment especially for meningitis is necessary, But just at this moment, due to some incorrect believe in society, some parents may not allow physician to do LP. The reality is that most of these people, if the...