Diagnostic value of lumbar puncture among infants and children presenting with fever and convulsions

Diagnostic value of lumbar puncture among infants and children presenting with fever and convulsions

Introduction: Central nervous system (CNS) infections can be categorized according to the nature of the infectious pathogen into viral, bacterial, protozoan, or fungal. The diagnosis of diffuse CNS infections depends on examination of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) obtained by lumbar puncture (LP). The...

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Main Authors: Abdelrahim Abdrabou Sadek, Mostafa Ashry Mohamad, Safaa Hussin Ali, Ismail Abd Al-Aleem Hassan, Mohammad Fouad Hussein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Electronic Physician 2016-04-01
Series:Electronic Physician
Subjects:
cerebrospinal fluid
meningitis
encephalitis
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4886567/

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