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Lumbar puncture
Before procedure Indications Suspicion of a central nervous system (CNS) infection Suspicion of a subarachnoid hemorrhage The need to obtain cerebrospinal fluid to diagnose other inflammatory or degenerative CNS diseases Reduction of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure in pseudotumor cerebri Contraindications…