Hamilton, ON (December 6, 2017) - The type of needle used during a lumbar puncture makes a significant difference in the subsequent occurrence of headache, nerve irritation and hearing disturbance ...

A spinal headache is the name for a type of headache that follows a procedure like a spinal tap (lumbar puncture ... unless the needle accidentally punctures the dura mater, a tough membrane ...

One test for epilepsy is a spinal tap (also called a lumbar puncture). This is a procedure ... is withdrawn through a needle and examined in a lab. A spinal tap may be performed to rule out ...

During the lumbar puncture, a small needle is inserted into the patient's lower spine. Fluoroscopy is the use of radiation in real time to take a picture that more precisely locates where to put ...

This is where a doctor uses a special needle - a ... layman's terms as "lumbar punch" or "spinal tap". Referred to as a spinal anaesthesia when done as part of a regional anaesthesia block by an ...

A CSF culture can help diagnose several disorders, including: A lumbar puncture, or “spinal tap,” is used to collect CSF for culture. A physician will insert a needle into the space between ...

traumatic needle type on incidence of PDPH. Patients aged >14 years who were scheduled for a diagnostic or therapeutic lumbar puncture were randomized to atraumatic Sprotte (S)-type needle or ...

Using atraumatic needles for lumbar punctures is just as effective and results in a significant decrease in complications such as headaches and also more than a 50 percent reduction in patient ...

"Lumbar puncture is a standard procedure, with thousands done every day around the globe by physicians of many specialties. Unfortunately, conventional needles created in 1890 are still the ...