Letter: Aid to lumbar puncture.

Letter: Epidural blood patch for post-lumbar-puncture headache.

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, ...

Plavix and lumbar puncture

Feb 3, 2016. Quincke performed the first lumbar puncture (LP) in 1891 to relieve of bleeding with thienopyridine derivatives (clopidogrel, ticlopidine) it may . Lumbar puncture (LP) is the most used technique for obtaining cerebrospinal. . clopidogrel associated bleeding risk in patients submitted to spinal anesthesia . Aug 30, 2017. Plavix (Clopidogrel), Prasugrel. (Effient), Ticagrelor (Brili...

Post–Lumbar Puncture Headache

Hospital Physician June 2007 51 Lumbar puncture is a common procedure performed for diagnostic, anesthetic, and obstetric purposes; however, up to one third of patients may experience headache after the procedure.1,2 In 1898, Bier was the first to report on post–lumbar puncture headache (PLPH) after he and his associates underwent lumbar puncture themselves and experienced headaches first-hand....