Open AccessAdvantages of making a lumbar puncture with a very thin needle. A. A. Feldman and E. S. Orechkin (Sovr. Psikhonevrol., 1927, No. 10)
Author(s) -
G. Pervushin
Publication year - 1928
Publication title -
kazanskij medicinskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9359
pISSN - 0368-4814
DOI - 10.17816/kazmj90092
Subject(s) - medicine , lumbar , lumbar puncture , surgery , cerebrospinal fluid
To avoid meningism, the incidence of which after lumbar punctures reaches 30%-40% when a Quincke needle (1 to 2 mm thick) is used, the authors recommend using a double Wechselmann needle.