Differential diagnostic yield of lumbar puncture in investigation of suspected subarachnoid haemorrhage: a retrospective study

• Published in: Journal of neurology Vol. 260; no. 6; pp. 1631 - 1636
• Main Authors: Brunell, Anna, Ridefelt, Peter, Zelano, Johan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.06.2013; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Algorithms; Aneurysms; Diagnosis, Differential; Diagnostic tests; Emergency medical care; Female; Headaches; Hemorrhage; Hospitals; Humans; Lumbar puncture; Male; Medical imaging; Medical records; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Meningitis; Neurology; Neuroradiology; Neurosciences; Original Communication; Patients; Retrospective Studies; Spinal Puncture; Subarachnoid haemorrhage; Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - diagnosis; Thunderclap headache; Sweden; Subarachnoid haemorrhage; Lumbar puncture; Thunderclap headache

The diagnostic algorithm of computerized tomography (CT) and lumbar puncture (LP) for suspected subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) has lately been challenged by the advancement of radiological techniques, such as higher resolution offered by newer generation CT-scanners and increased availability of CT-...