lumbar puncture

1 Yet the best ways of diagnosing Alzheimer’s are either expensive (PET scans can cost $3,000) or invasive (cerebrospinal fluid can be obtained only through a lumbar puncture).

2 According to Alzheimer’s Disease International, only 20% to 50% of people with the disease receive a formal diagnosis, and that’s just in high-income countries.Not to mention, current diagnostic tests — lumbar punctures and PET scans — are extremely expensive and invasive.

3 But there were no clear signs of infection on any of his tests, besides the lumbar test, which could have just been caused by a traumatic lumbar puncture.

4 But currently, the two primary ways to diagnose Alzheimer’s—PET imaging or a lumbar puncture—are either too expensive or invasive for most people, leaving too many cases undiagnosed.

5 Other tests may include tissue sampling or a spinal tap called a lumbar puncture during which fluid is removed from two bones in the lower spine for testing.

6 Health care providers are advised to give anyone exposed a lumbar puncture to look for signs of infection.

7 This can help determine whether the convulsive episodes were caused by epilepsy or another disorder.6If meningitis is suspected, the doctor may order a lumbar puncture in which a needle is inserted into the lower spine to extract a sample of fluid.

8 Some trials also asked patients to undergo successive lumbar punctures.

9 The purpose of the lumbar puncture was to attain the cerebrospinal fluid for the diagnosis.

腰椎穿刺术的目的是抽取脑脊液进行诊断治疗.

10 Overt clinical signs of infection such as fever typically predicted significant CSF abnormalities on lumbar puncture.

明显的感染体征,比如发热,提示腰穿脑脊液异常.

11 In order to be more certain what has happened to him, a lumbar puncture is necessary.

为了弄清确切的情况, 必须做腰部穿刺.

12 Master: indications and contraindications complexes of lumbar puncture.

掌握腰椎穿刺的适应症,禁忌症和并发症.

13 Conclusion Lumbar puncture Plastic tube is a simple and utility method to continue collect the fluid.

方法通过氯胺酮麻醉进行腰椎穿刺后置管可连续留取脑脊液.

14 Objective To investigate the best clinostatism in senile patient after lumbar puncture.

目的探讨提高老年患者腰穿术后舒适且又安全的合适卧位.

15 Conclusion ventricular drainage and lumbar puncture of treatment are effective operations in the treatment of TIVH.

结论:早期脑室外引流和后期腰穿是有效的治疗手段.

16 Methods Clinical data and lumbar puncture and CT of 80 patients with primary SAH were analysed.

方法分析80例诊断为自发性蛛网膜下腔出血的临床表现、腰穿及CT检查.

1 腰椎穿刺

spinal tap