Diagnostic lumbar puncture. Comparative study between 22-gauge pencil point and sharp bevel needle

Journal of Headache and Pain

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 400-404

  Luostarinen, Liisa ^a   Heinonen, Taina ^a   Luostarinen, Markku ^a   Salmivaara, Annikki ^a  

^a PÄIJÄT HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diagnostic lumbar puncture; Post lumbar puncture headache; Puncture needle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PAIN; POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELEPHONE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; BLOOD PATCH, EPIDURAL; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POST-DURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SICK LEAVE; SPINAL PUNCTURE;

EID: 28444442301     PISSN: 11292369     EISSN: 11292377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10194-005-0235-5     Document Type: Article

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