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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Lumbar puncture is not diagnostic of subdural empyema. Lumbar puncture is an invasive procedure which is contraindicated in case of suspicion of subdural empyema and [[increased intracranial pressure]], due to risk of [[brain herniation]], and mortality.<ref name="pmid12521560">{{cite journal| author=Greenlee JE| title=Subdural Empyema. | journal=Curr Treat Options Neurol | year= 2003 | volume= 5 | issue= 1 | pages= 13-22 | pmid=12521560 | doi= | pmc=|url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12521560 }} </ref> | Lumbar puncture is not diagnostic of subdural empyema. Lumbar puncture is an invasive procedure which is contraindicated in case of suspicion of subdural empyema and [[increased intracranial pressure]], due to risk of [[brain herniation]], and [[mortality]].<ref name="pmid12521560">{{cite journal| author=Greenlee JE| title=Subdural Empyema. | journal=Curr Treat Options Neurol | year= 2003 | volume= 5 | issue= 1 | pages= 13-22 | pmid=12521560 | doi= | pmc=|url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12521560 }} </ref> | ||
==Lumbar Puncture== | ==Lumbar Puncture== | ||
Lumbar puncture is not diagnostic of subdural empyema. Lumbar puncture is an invasive procedure which is contraindicated in case of suspicion of subdural empyema and [[increased intracranial pressure]], due to risk of [[brain herniation]], and mortality.<ref name="pmid12521560">{{cite journal| author=Greenlee JE| title=Subdural Empyema. | journal=Curr Treat Options Neurol | year= 2003 | volume= 5 | issue= 1 | pages= 13-22 | pmid=12521560 | doi= | pmc=|url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12521560 }} </ref> | Lumbar puncture is not diagnostic of subdural empyema. Lumbar puncture is an invasive procedure which is contraindicated in case of suspicion of subdural empyema and [[increased intracranial pressure]], due to risk of [[brain herniation]], and [[mortality]].<ref name="pmid12521560">{{cite journal| author=Greenlee JE| title=Subdural Empyema. | journal=Curr Treat Options Neurol | year= 2003 | volume= 5 | issue= 1 | pages= 13-22 | pmid=12521560 | doi= | pmc=|url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12521560 }} </ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Lumbar puncture is not diagnostic of subdural empyema. Lumbar puncture is an invasive procedure which is contraindicated in case of suspicion of subdural empyema and increased intracranial pressure, due to risk of brain herniation, and mortality.[1]
Lumbar Puncture
Lumbar puncture is not diagnostic of subdural empyema. Lumbar puncture is an invasive procedure which is contraindicated in case of suspicion of subdural empyema and increased intracranial pressure, due to risk of brain herniation, and mortality.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Greenlee JE (2003). "Subdural Empyema". Curr Treat Options Neurol. 5 (1): 13–22. PMID 12521560.