A "lumbar puncture" is a medical procedure where a doctor inserts a needle in the lower back to remove a small amount of fluid from the spinal cord. Full definition
Experts at St George's University of London, in a study funded by the charity Meningitis Research Foundation, identified a range of concerning issues, including a lack of recognition of the symptoms and signs by GPs and in hospital; delays in starting antibiotics; choice of antibiotics not following NICE guidelines; and delays in performing lumbar puncture, which is essential for correct diagnosis of bacterial meningitis. (sciencedaily.com)
Neurological biomarkers can be studied using CSF, but this requires an invasive and painful lumbar puncture procedure. (sciencemag.org)
Intraspinal treatment was liposomal cytarabine 50 mg administered by lumbar puncture at day 2 during the four HD - MTX courses. (haematologica.org)