Successful lumbar puncture with Taylor's approach for the diagnostic workup of meningitis in a patient with Ankylosing spondylitis

Meningitis and encephalitis are the neurological emergencies. As the clinical findings lack specificity, once suspected, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis should be performed and parenteral antimicrobials should be administered without delay. Lumbar puncture can be technically challenging in patien...

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Autores principales: Shrestha, Gentle Sunder, Acharya, Subhash Prasad, Keyal, Niraj, Paneru, Hem Raj, Shrestha, Pramesh Sunder
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4637964/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26628829
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-5229.167053

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4637964/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26628829
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-5229.167053

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