Lumbar puncture: Technique, indications, and complications: Postgraduate Medicine: Vol 79, No 8

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The examination of CSF obtained by lumbar puncture can provide information essential to management of a variety of neurologic conditions. In this article, Drs Gorelick and Biller review the steps involved in performing this procedure, the indications, and potential complications. They have also prepared a table summarizing the characteristics of CSF in various neurologic conditions, which will prove a useful diagnostic aid.

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