President Donald Trump participates in the White House Iftar Dinner. by Rose Egge The UW Medical Center had been wonderful, and I am so happy I am being treated here, but part of the downside of ...

How Is a CSF Glucose Test Done? The most common way to check the glucose in your cerebrospinal fluid is by performing a lumbar puncture, also called a spinal tap. In some cases, your doctor can also ...

Lumbar puncture is the only test that can directly confirm a diagnosis of bacterial meningitis. Most people with suspected bacterial meningitis do not need neuroimaging before a lumbar puncture. This ...

Your brain and spinal cord are bathed in fluid. A lumbar puncture, also called a spinal tap, is a procedure doctors use to remove and test some of this liquid, called cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). It ...

Despite the mortality and long-term sequelae occurring secondary to neonatal meningitis, past studies have shown that lumbar punctures (LPs) are not done in neonates as often as they should be. This ...

To the Editor: Hasbun et al. (Dec. 13 issue) 1 show that in adults with suspected meningitis, clinical findings can guide the decision to perform cranial computed tomography (CT) before lumbar ...

ISTANBUL, Turkey — Intravenous (IV) theophylline promptly relieves the common problem of headache after lumbar puncture, according to the results of a small study. In the study, mean pain scores were ...

VOL: 98, ISSUE: 36, PAGE NO: 25 William Blows, PhD, BSc, RMN, RGN, RNT, OSEJ, is lecturer in biological sciences, St Bartholomew School of Nursing and Midwifery, City ...

William Blows, PhD, BSc, RMN, RGN, RNT, OStJ Lecturer in applied biological sciences, St Bartholomew School of Nursing and Midwifery, CityUniversity, London. Subscribe today for unlimited access to ...

If you do not have medical aid it would be best to go to your nearest clinic or day hospital to see a doctor. The doctor will then be able to tell you if it is necessary for a lumbar puncture. Good ...