Post-Lumbar Puncture Headache and Needle Gauge

J Gordon Millichap; John J Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-28-4-2

Pediatric Neurology Briefs (Apr 2014)

Post-Lumbar Puncture Headache and Needle Gauge

J Gordon Millichap,
John J Millichap

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J Gordon Millichap: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
John J Millichap: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-28-4-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 28, no. 4
pp. 26 – 27

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Investigators from the Oncology Unit, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, compared the frequency of headache and procedure time following lumbar puncture (LP) in a randomized crossover trial using a 25-gauge compared to a 22-gauge needle.

Published in Pediatric Neurology Briefs

ISSN: 1043-3155 (Print); 2166-6482 (Online)
Publisher: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pediatrics; Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system
Website: https://pediatricneurologybriefs.com

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