1,855
Views
1
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

The value of repeated lumbar puncture to test for xanthochromia, in patients with clinical suspicion of subarachnoid haemorrhage, with CT-negative and initial traumatic tap

ORCID Icon, , &
Pages 476-479 | Received 22 Aug 2020, Accepted 08 Jan 2021, Published online: 02 Feb 2021

References

  • Beetham R. CSF spectrophotometry for bilirubin-why and how? Scand J Clin Lab Invest 2009;69:1–7.
  • Gangloff A, Nadeau L, Perry JJ, et al. Ruptured aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in the emergency department: clinical outcome of patients having a lumbar puncture for red blood cell count, visual and spectrophotometric xanthochromia after a negative computed tomography. Clin Biochem 2015;48:634–9.
  • Roos YB, de Haan RJ, Beenen LF, et al. Complications and outcome in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: a prospective hospital based cohort study in the Netherlands. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2000;68:337–41.
  • Long B, Koyfman A. Controversies in the diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage. J Emerg Med 2016;50:839–47.
  • Dawkins AA, Evans AL, Wattam J, et al. Complications of cerebral angiography: a prospective analysis of 2,924 consecutive procedures. Neuroradiology 2007;49:753–9.
  • Perry JJ, Alyahya B, Sivilotti MLA, et al. Differentiation between traumatic tap and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: prospective cohort study. BMJ 2015;350:h568–h568.
  • Bakr A, Silva D, Cramb R, et al. Outcomes of CSF spectrophotometry in cases of suspected subarachnoid haemorrhage with negative CT: two years retrospective review in a Birmingham hospital. Br J Neurosurg 2017;31:223–6.
  • Tormey W, O'Shea P, Brennan P. National guidelines for analysis of cerebrospinal fluid for bilirubin in suspected subarachnoid haemorrhage. Ann Clin Biochem 2012;49:102–3.
  • Bonita R, Thomson S. Subarachnoid hemorrhage: epidemiology, diagnosis, management, and outcome. Stroke 1985;16:591–4.
  • Ditta M, Galea J, Holland J, Patel HC. Lumbar puncture and the diagnosis of CT negative subarachnoid haemorrhage: time for a new approach? Br J Neurosurg 2013;27:599–602.
  • Alakbarzade V, Pereira AC. Cerebral catheter angiography and its complications. Pract Neurol 2018;18:393–8.
  • Saitoh H, Hayakawa K, Nishimura K, et al. Rerupture of cerebral aneurysms during angiography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1995;16:539–42.
  • Etminan N, Chang H, Hackenberg K, et al. Worldwide incidence of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage according to region, time period, blood pressure, and smoking prevalence in the population: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Neurol 2019;76:588–97.
  • Ihn Y, Shin S, Baik S, et al. Complications of endovascular treatment for intracranial aneurysms: management and prevention. Interv Neuroradiol 2018;24:237–45.
  • Wiebers D. Unruptured intracranial aneurysms: natural history, clinical outcome, and risks of surgical and endovascular treatment. Lancet 2003;362:103–10.
  • Wermer MJ, Greebe P, Algra A, Rinkel GJE. Incidence of recurrent subarachnoid hemorrhage after clipping for ruptured intracranial aneurysms. Stroke 2005;36:2394–9.
  • McCormack RF, Hutson A. Can computed tomography angiography of the brain replace lumbar puncture in the evaluation of acute-onset headache after a negative noncontrast cranial computed tomography scan? Acad Emerg Med 2010;17:444–51.
  • Mark DG, Pines JM. The detection of nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage: still a diagnostic challenge. Am J Emerg Med 2006;24:859–63.
  • Sames TA, Storrow AB, Finkelstein JA, et al. Sensitivity of new-generation computed tomography in subarachnoid hemorrhage. Acad Emerg Med 1996;3:16–20.
  • Ahmed SV, Jayawarna C, Jude E. Post lumbar puncture headache: diagnosis and management. Postgrad Med J 2006;82:713–6.