Lumbar Puncture for First Simple Febrile Seizure
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IS LUMBAR PUNCTURE JUSTIFIABLE IN THE FIRST FEBRILE SEIZURE?
To ascertain whether LP was justifiable in cases of first simple febrile seizure, the records of128 such patients were critically reviewed in this study. It was evident that in 90% of those who received cerebrospinal fluid examination as a routine work up, lumbar puncture could have been avoided if the definition of simple febrile seizure was adhered to and the history and clinical finding...
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to ascertain whether lp was justifiable in cases of first simple febrile seizure, the records of128 such patients were critically reviewed in this study. it was evident that in 90% of those who received cerebrospinal fluid examination as a routine work up, lumbar puncture could have been avoided if the definition of simple febrile seizure was adhered to and the history and clinical findings wer...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Neurology Briefs
سال: 2009
ISSN: 2166-6482,1043-3155
DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-23-1-1