Lumbar puncture
๐
Article
๐
2006
๐
John Wiley and Sons
๐
English
โ 33 KB
Lumbar puncture is a procedure during which a needle is inserted into the subarachnoid space to obtain cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for laboratory analysis. CSF is formed within the ventricular choroid plexus and distributed in the ventricular system, basal cisterns and the subarachnoid space. The Heal