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A '''spinal puncture''', also called a '''spinal tap''', '''lumbar puncture''', or '''LP''' is "tapping of the subarachnoid space in the lumbar region, usually between the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae.<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref><ref name="pmid17062865">{{cite journal |author=Straus SE, Thorpe KE, Holroyd-Leduc J |title=How do I perform a lumbar puncture and analyze the results to diagnose bacterial meningitis? |journal=JAMA |volume=296 |issue=16 |pages=2012–22 |year=2006 |month=October |pmid=17062865 |doi=10.1001/jama.296.16.2012 |url=http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=17062865 |issn=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17005943">{{cite journal |author=Ellenby MS, Tegtmeyer K, Lai S, Braner DA |title=Videos in clinical medicine. Lumbar puncture |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=355 |issue=13 |pages=e12 |year=2006 |month=September |pmid=17005943 |doi=10.1056/NEJMvcm054952 |url=http://content.nejm.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=short&pmid=17005943 |issn=}}</ref>
A '''spinal puncture''', also called a '''spinal tap''', '''lumbar puncture''', or '''LP''' is "tapping of the subarachnoid space in the lumbar region, usually between the third and fourth lumbar [[vertebra]]e.<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref><ref name="pmid17062865">{{cite journal |author=Straus SE, Thorpe KE, Holroyd-Leduc J |title=How do I perform a lumbar puncture and analyze the results to diagnose bacterial meningitis? |journal=JAMA |volume=296 |issue=16 |pages=2012–22 |year=2006 |month=October |pmid=17062865 |doi=10.1001/jama.296.16.2012 |url=http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=17062865 |issn=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17005943">{{cite journal |author=Ellenby MS, Tegtmeyer K, Lai S, Braner DA |title=Videos in clinical medicine. Lumbar puncture |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=355 |issue=13 |pages=e12 |year=2006 |month=September |pmid=17005943 |doi=10.1056/NEJMvcm054952 |url=http://content.nejm.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=short&pmid=17005943 |issn=}}</ref>


==Procedure==
==Procedure==
Use of an 'atraumatic needle' may reduce the chance of headache, although this needle is more difficult to use and may increase the number attempts needed before successful puncture.<ref name="pmid17062865"/> Reinsertion of the stylet before needle removal decreases headache.<ref name="pmid17062865"/>
Use of an 'atraumatic needle' may reduce the chance of [[headache]], although this needle is more difficult to use and may increase the number attempts needed before successful puncture.<ref name="pmid17062865"/> Reinsertion of the stylet before needle removal decreases headache.<ref name="pmid17062865"/>


==References==
==References==
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A spinal puncture, also called a spinal tap, lumbar puncture, or LP is "tapping of the subarachnoid space in the lumbar region, usually between the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae.[1][2][3]

Procedure

Use of an 'atraumatic needle' may reduce the chance of headache, although this needle is more difficult to use and may increase the number attempts needed before successful puncture.[2] Reinsertion of the stylet before needle removal decreases headache.[2]

References

  1. Anonymous (2024), Spinal puncture (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Straus SE, Thorpe KE, Holroyd-Leduc J (October 2006). "How do I perform a lumbar puncture and analyze the results to diagnose bacterial meningitis?". JAMA 296 (16): 2012–22. DOI:10.1001/jama.296.16.2012. PMID 17062865. Research Blogging.
  3. Ellenby MS, Tegtmeyer K, Lai S, Braner DA (September 2006). "Videos in clinical medicine. Lumbar puncture". N. Engl. J. Med. 355 (13): e12. DOI:10.1056/NEJMvcm054952. PMID 17005943. Research Blogging.