KI MARTON, AD GEAN - Annals of internal medicine, 1986 - Am Coll Physicians The spinal tap, or lumbar puncture, has indisputable value; opinions differ, however, on the amount
of that value. The procedure has variable utility depending on the clinical indications and the
results of tests on the cerebrospinal fluid. Its greatest value is in the evaluation of ... Cited by 103 - Related articles - All 3 versions
JM Conly, AR Ronald - The American Journal of Medicine, 1983 - Elsevier The cerebrospinal fluid is a dynamic, metabolically active substance that has many important
functions, it is invaluable as a diagnostic aid in the evaluation of inflammatory conditions, infectious
or noninfectious, involving the brain, spinal cord, and meninges. The cerebrospinal fluid ... Cited by 33 - Related articles - All 2 versions
PB Gorelick, J Biller - Postgraduate medicine, 1986 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov 1: Postgrad Med. 1986 Jun;79(8):257-68. Lumbar puncture. Technique, indications,
and complications. Gorelick PB, Biller J. Lumbar puncture is a safe and simple
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WA Bonadio - The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 1992 - journals.lww.com Vol. 11, No. 6, June, 1992 average concentrations of various electrolytes in nor- mal CSF are
sodium 140 meq/liter, potassium 2 meq/ liter, and chloride 115 meq/liter; and the average concentrations
of various minerals are calcium 2.5 to 3 meq/liter, phosphate 1.6 mg/dl, and magnesium ... Cited by 92 - Related articles - All 3 versions
A Spanos, FE Harrell Jr, DT Durack - Jama, 1989 - Am Med Assoc We analyzed data from the records of 422 patients with acute bacterial or viral meningitis. A cerebrospinal
fluid (CSF) glucose level less than 1.9 mmol/L, a CSF-blood glucose ratio less than 0.23, a CSF
protein level greater than 2.2 g/L, more than 2000 x 10(6)/L CSF leukocytes, or more than ... Cited by 178 - Related articles - All 4 versions
WA Bonadio, DS Smith, S Goddard, J Burroughs, G … - The Journal of infectious …, 1990 - jstor.org Page 1. 251 Distinguishing Cerebrospinal Fluid Abnormalities in Children with
Bacterial Meningitis and Traumatic Lumbar Puncture William A. Bonadio, Douglas
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B Genton, JP Berger - Intensive Care Medicine, 1990 - Springer Abstract. In a retrospective study of 78 cases of adult meningitis, the CSF lactate was measured
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had been on antibiotics prior to admission; 3 cases had meningitis of rare aetiology. The ... Cited by 45 - Related articles - All 2 versions
- ►ajnr.org AAJ Neuroradiol - American Journal of Neuroradiology, 2001 - Am Soc Neuroradiology BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: In patients with suspected subarachnoid hemorrhage
(SAH) and negative CT findings, the iatrogenic introduction of RBCs into the CSF during lumbar
puncture may lead to a misdiagnosis. We tested the hypothesis that the risk of traumatic ... Cited by 28 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
S Maxson, MJ Lewno, GE Schutze - The Journal of pediatrics, 1994 - Elsevier We obtained a computer-generated list of all CSF antigen tests done at Arkansas Children's
Hospital during a 37-month period from July 1990 to August 1993 for infants and children with
possible meningitis, based on clinical suspicion by the physician. Patients older than 3 ... Cited by 45 - Related articles - All 6 versions
KH Shah, JA Edlow - Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2002 - Elsevier The lumbar puncture (LP) is a relatively simple diagnostic test. However, significant diagnostic
ambiguity can arise when trauma from the needle causes bleeding into the subarachnoid
space, especially when trying to make the diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). ... Cited by 47 - Related articles - All 10 versions
