myelography is a diagnostic procedure to indicate spinal defects. after the inception of new means of spinal cord imaging, use of myelography has been limited. since there are contraindications for other modalities in some patients, we have to use myelography. the most common complication of myelography is post myelography headache (pmh). many methods have been proposed to alleviate the pain. i...

BACKGROUND Post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) is a relatively common complication of lumbar punctures for spinal anesthesia or neurologic diagnosis. For many years, a high number of drugs has been evaluated to treat PDPH, yet there is a minority to prevent this complication. The lateral decubitus position instead of sitting position during lumbar puncture has become an interesting approach bec...

background: lumbar puncture test is one of the most stressful diagnostic procedures in pediatric ward that its prescription put mothers under extreme pressure. there are limited interventions in this regard. aim: determining the impact of supportive educational program on the anxiety of mothers whose children are undergoing lumbar puncture (lp). method: the present study is a randomized control...

abstract background this study aimed to compare sedative and analgesic effects of oral midazolam and ketamine on bone marrow aspiration (bma) and lumbar puncture (lp). material and methods this study was a randomized clinical trial and was performed in amirkola hospital in north of iran, babol during 2011 and 2012 .the study population consisted of 40 patients who underwent the first time of di...

studying csf (cerebro spinal fluid) is a simple and fast measure for diagnosing meningitis in children. for this reason, lp [umbar puncture] is used to treat csf.  regarding the side effects of lp, we decided to determine the positive points observed in the patients’ files than total patients confined to bed in our selected population. in this study conducted by descriptive retrospective method...

how to cite this article: fallah r, habibian s, noori-shadkam m. efficacy and safety of single low dose intravenous fentanyl in pain reduction of lumbar puncture in near term neonates by a randomized clinical trial. iran j child neurol. spring 2016; 10(2):60-66. abstract objective reduction of pain of invasive procedures in neonates can prevent pain side effects. the purpose of present study wa...

We report a case of difficult lumbar puncture due to the inability to obtain adequate cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in a patient later diagnosed with spinal epidural lipomatosis (SEL). A 76-year-old man with a body mass index (BMI) of 24.1 kg/m2 was scheduled for transurethral resection of a bladder tumor for superficial bladder cancer under spinal anesthesia. The patient had a 3-year history of in...

b a c k ground: csf is a clear liquid that its mechanical properties are to a large extent similar to water properties. regarding the lack of a numerical index for diagnosis of diseases resulting from increased csf pressure such as hydrocephalus, evaluation of hydrodynamic conditions of csf in cerebral ventricular system is of great importance. methods: at first, the diagram of velocity in sylv...