Second, the anatomical location of spinal hematoma was unknown in the registry-based part of the study since we relied on diagnosis codes for their detection. Third, we are unaware of an official definition of traumatic spinal tap,2 and the red blood cell count thresholds in cerebrospinal fluid...
spinal tapspinal haemorrhageintraspinal bleedingBackground: Risk of spinal haematoma following lumbar puncture in patients with abnormal coagulation status remains unclear and may deter physicians from perfordoi:10.2139/ssrn.3562457Bodilsen, JacobMariager, Theis...
Gout affects more than 1% of adults in the USA, and it is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis among men. Accumulating data support an increase in the prevalence of gout that is potentially attributable to recent shifts in diet and lifestyle, i
Multiparametric prostate magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI)–guided fusion prostate biopsy is an emerging technique in the diagnosis of prostate cancer and provides extensive information on the prebiopsy anatomy of the prostate, anus, and rectum. We aimed to investigate the clinical and anatomical risk...
All patients fulfilled the following criteria and underwent shunt surgery regardless of the response to the CSF tap test: (1) > 60 years of age; (2) gait disturbance, cognitive impairment, and/or urinary disturbance; (3) both ventricular dilation (Evans’ index > 0.3) and high ...
Professor Michael Wee from Poole Hospital explains: "One of the most common problems after an epidural for labour is what is called a dural tap, where the epidural needle punctures the covering of thespinal cordand causes leakage of spinal fluid. This may cause a debilitating headache for the...
Based on the discovery by the Resilience Project (Chen R. et al. Nat Biotechnol 34:531–538, 2016) of rare variants that confer resistance to Mendelian disease, and protective alleles for some complex diseases, we posited the existence of genetic variants that promote resilience to highly herit...
Once commercialized, a blood test required to detect these lipids would likely cost less than $200 – compared to thousands of dollars for a spinal tap or MRI – and could be ordered as a part of a routine exam by an individual's primary care physician. ...
How does an MRI and spinal tap help confirm the diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis? Which below is considered an autoimmune disease? a) Multiple Sclerosis b) Lupus c) Hashimoto's Disease d) Lymphoid e) a, b and c What diseases are due to the lack of gangl...
Comprehensive genomic analyses have helped researchers identify more than 20 subtypes of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) based on the genetic mutations that drive the disease. Research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists showed tha