In some patients with the blastic variant, lumbar puncture is done to evaluate the spinal fluid for involvement.
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In such cases, a MRI scan is generally performed prior to the lumbar puncture to exclude this possibility.
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A lumbar puncture may be useful to diagnose a central nervous system infection but is not routinely needed.
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Both agents are administered by spinal tap ( lumbar puncture-LP or cisternal puncture at the cervicocranial junction ).
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The lumbar puncture was a bad idea, since intracranial hypertension is now a well-known herniating force of the hypertension.
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The finding of erythrophagocytosis, where phagocytosed erythrocytes are observed, signifies haemorrhage into the CSF that preceded the lumbar puncture.
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The "'Tobey Ayer test "'is used for lateral sinus thrombosis by monitoring cerebrospinal fluid pressure during a lumbar puncture.
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Lumbar puncture can also be performed to measure the intracranial pressure, which might be increased in certain types of hydrocephalus.
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Testing of cerebrospinal fluid obtained from a lumbar puncture can provide evidence of chronic inflammation in the central nervous system.
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Use of ultrasound reduces the number of needle insertions and redirections, and results in higher rates of successful lumbar puncture.
