Table of Contents
- Overview
- Results
- Risks
- Prevention
- Images
Cerebrospinal fluid analysis
What the risks are
For information regarding risks of a spinal tap, see:
Special considerations
Images
CSF chemistry
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CSF analysis Prevention
Review Date: 06/24/2009
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; and Daniel B. Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant
Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Department of
Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David
Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
