Halliday HL (1989) When to do a lum- bar puncture in a neonate. Arch Dis Child 64: 313±316Halliday HL. When to do a lumbar puncture in a neonate. Arch. Dis. Child. 1989; 64: 313- 6.Halliday HL. When to do a lumbar puncture in a neonate. Arch Dis Child. 1989;64:313-316...
Difficult LP - where a non-urgent lumbar puncture is anticipated to be difficult (e.g. patient body mass index > 30), consideration should be given at the outset as to whether the procedure should be deferred and performed under image guidance and/or general anaesthesia. After two unsuccessful...
Keywords: Neonate, Lumbar puncture, Meningitis, Preterm infant, Technique, Stylet Background Neonatal bacterial meningitis has high rates of mortality and morbidity in Europe and North America, and higher still in Africa and Asia [1]. The symptoms and signs are non-specific in neonates, and the...
Lumbar Puncture Frequency and Cerebrospinal Fluid Analysis in the Neonate A prospective study was performed to assess the frequency and diagnostic utility of lumbar punctures in neonates both during their first week of life and thereafter. During the two 6-month periods from January 1, 1985 to Jun...
Lumbar Puncture in the Neonatedoi:info:doi/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-5-1-10J Gordon MillichapPediatric Neurology Briefs
Lumbar puncture in neonate.Campbell, R A
Malbon, K, Mohan, R, Nicholl, R (2006) Should a neonate with possible late onset infection always have a lumbar puncture?. Arch Dis Child 91: pp. 75-76Malbon K. Should a neonate with possible late onset infection always have a lumbar puncture? Arch Dis Child. 2005 May 10;91(1):75...
Incidence and effect of traumatic lumbar puncture in the neonate. Dev Med Child Neurol 1979;21:483-7.Schreiner RL, Kleinman MB (1979) In- cidence and effect of traumatic lumbar puncture in the neonate. Dev Med Child Neurol 21: 483±487...
Enoxaparin sodium: Epidural haematoma in a neonate following lumbar puncture: case report
a case of spinal subdural hematoma in an immature neonate after lumbar puncture: n. takeda, t. shimojo, k. nakajima, et al. j pediatr surg 17:522–526, 1985doi:10.1016/S0022-3468(86)80722-9S. SuitaElsevier Inc.Journal of Pediatric Surgery...