Lumbar Puncture (LP)
& Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
🧤 Preparation for the LP
🛑 Contraindications
Contraindications to LP (2017) 🌐 [full paper]
💊 Antithrombotic Management
🩻 When to CT head before LP if suspecting bacterial meningitis
USA (IDSA, 2004) 🇺🇸 [full paper]
Sweden (2015) 🇸🇪 [full paper]
Europe (ESCMID, 2016) 🇪🇺 [full paper]
💉 Performing the LP
How to perform the LP (video) (NEJM, 2006) 🇺🇸
Methods of reducing LP complications (2017) 🌐
🧪 Interpreting the LP
CSF patterns in infectious meningitis (Continuum, 2021) 🇺🇸 [full paper] - requires Continuum access
CSF patterns in autoimmune encephalitis (2019) 🇩🇪 [full paper]
CSF in MS, NMOSD, MOGAD
Sechi (Continuum, 2024) 🇮🇹 [full paper] - requires Continuum access
Sguigna & Meltzer (Practical Neurology, 2023) 🇺🇸 [full paper]
Hegen & Reindl (2020) 🇦🇹 [full paper]