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Spinal Puncture

Known as: spinal tapping, Spinal Taps, LP 
A procedure in which a thin needle called a spinal needle is put into the lower part of the spinal column to collect cerebrospinal fluid or to give… 
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CordotomyDiagnostic lumbar puncturePost-Lumbar Puncture Headachenervous system disorder diagnosis

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Reforming Procedural Skills Training for Pediatric Residents: A Randomized, Interventional Trial
BACKGROUND: Pediatric housestaff are required to learn basic procedural skills and demonstrate competence during training. To our… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Palatal myoclonus in a patient with a lateral thalamic infarction
Linezolid is an antibiotic used for treatment of drug-resistant gram-positive micro-organisms. It is recommended to treat… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Cerebrospinal fluid HIV-1 RNA levels in asymptomatic patients with early stage chronic HIV-1 infection: support for the hypothesis of local virus replication.
OBJECTIVE To assess HIV-1 RNA levels in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and their potential correlation with plasma viral load and… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
Do oral antibiotics prevent meningitis and serious bacterial infections in children with Streptococcus pneumoniae occult bacteremia? A meta-analysis.
OBJECTIVE To determine whether oral antibiotics prevent meningitis and serious bacterial infections in children with… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
When not to do a lumbar puncture.
spectral emission lies between 300-60 nm for the blue lamp, with the implication that it is this spectral interval which is… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Ventriculoperitoneal shunts in low birth weight infants with intracranial hemorrhage: neurodevelopmental outcome.
Fifty preterm infants (mean birth weight, 1266 +/- 303 g; mean gestational age, 30 +/- 2 weeks) who required a… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Biochemical and clinical effects of γ‐vinyl GABA in patients with epilepsy
Article abstract-In a pilot single-blind study, γ-vinyl GABA, an enzyme-activated irreversible inhibitor of GABA-transaminase… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
CSF monoamine metabolites of depressed patients during illness and after recovery
ABSTRACT– Repeated lumbar punctures in 16 healthy volunteers showed reproducible concentrations of 5‐hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Optimal position for a spinal tap in preterm infants.
Inasmuch as spinal taps in preterm infants are frequently accompanied by clinical deterioration, the optimal position for this… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Management of central nervous system infections during an epidemic of enteroviral aseptic meningitis.
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