RT Book, Section
A1 Robbins, Elizabeth
A1 Hauser, Stephen L.
A2 Jameson, J. Larry
A2 Fauci, Anthony S.
A2 Kasper, Dennis L.
A2 Hauser, Stephen L.
A2 Longo, Dan L.
A2 Loscalzo, Joseph
SR Print(0)
ID 1164035665
T1 Technique of Lumbar Puncture
T2 Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 20e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644016
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164035665
RD 2024/04/24
AB In  experienced  hands  lumbar  puncture  (LP)  is  usually  a  safe  procedure.  Major  complications  are  extremely  uncommon  but  can  include  cerebral  herniation,  injury  to  the  spinal  cord  or  nerve  roots,  hemorrhage  (spinal  hematoma),  or  infection.  Minor  complications  occur  with  greater  frequency  and  can  include  backache,  post-LP  headache,  and  radicular  pain  or  numbness.