S1 guidelines “lumbar puncture and cerebrospinal fluid analysis” (abridged and translated version)

Tumani, Hayrettin; Petereit, H.-F.; Gerritzen, A.; C. Groß, Catharina; Huss, André; Isenmann, Stefan; Jesse, Sarah; Khalil, Michael; Lewczuk, Piotr; Lewerenz, Jan; Leypoldt, Frank; Melzer, Nico; G. Meuth, Sven; Otto, Markus; Ruprecht, Klemens; Sindern, E.; Spreer, Annette; Stangel, Martin; Strik, Herwig; Uhr, Manfred; Vogelgsang, Jonathan; Wandinger, K.-P.; Weber, Thomas; Wick, Manfred; Wildemann, Brigitte; Wiltfang, Jens; Woitalla, Dirk; Zerr, Inga; Zimmermann, T.

doi:10.1186/s42466-020-0051-z

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S1 guidelines “lumbar puncture and cerebrospinal fluid analysis” (abridged and translated version)

Published in Neurological Research and Practice • Mar 16, 2020

Authors:

Hayrettin Tumani

H.-F. Petereit

A. Gerritzen

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis is important for detecting inflammation of the nervous system and the meninges, bleeding in the area of the subarachnoid space that may not be visualized by imaging, and the spread of malignant diseases to the CSF space. In the diagnosis and different...

Subject

Medicine

Lumbar puncture

Cerebrospinal fluid

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