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Hazards of Spinal/Lumbar Puncture

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Spinal Cord Disease

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Spinal or lumbar puncture (LP) may be used for analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), for regional anaesthesia, for radiological investigation (e.g. myelography) or for intrathecal chemotherapy (e.g. in the management of pain, cancer or spasticity). CSF examination is an important diagnostic tool in neurological practice and this chapter is devoted to the hazards likely to be met under these circumstances. The complications of discography and chemonucleolysis are not addressed.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Royal Preston Hospital, Sharoe Green Lane, Preston, PR2 4HT, UK

    Edmund Critchley DM, FRCP

  2. Vancouver General Hospital, 855 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada

    Andrew Eisen MD, FRCP(C)

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Dick, J.P.R. (1997). Hazards of Spinal/Lumbar Puncture. In: Critchley, E., Eisen, A. (eds) Spinal Cord Disease. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0911-2_6

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