Lumbar Puncture

Karen L. Roos

doi:10.1055/s-2003-40758

Seminars in Neurology, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Semin Neurol 2003; 23(1): 105-114
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-40758

Lumbar Puncture

Karen L. Roos

John and Nancy Nelson Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Lumbar puncture is the original neurological procedure. The technique is learned by the student first through observation then performance under supervision by a physician who has mastered the technique. It is one of the more difficult procedures in medicine because success is not only dependent on the skill of the physician but also the size, anatomy, and comfort of the patient. The technique, complications, contraindications, and treatment of the complications are reviewed. A discussion of the composition of normal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is included, as well as tables for diagnostic CSF studies for infectious, inflammatory, and neoplastic central nervous system disorders.

KEYWORDS

Lumbar puncture

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