A sentinel headache is a sudden, severe headache that can indicate a medical emergency. Learn about the symptoms, causes, ...

The most common way to attain a sample is through a lumbar puncture, also known as a spinal ... your spinal fluid by inserting a thin, long needle into your spine above your pelvis.

First came lumbar punctures, where a small needle is inserted into your back to collect spinal fluid to be tested for the ...

and , Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga. Contraindications. Contraindications to lumbar chymopapain chemonucleolysis include allergy to papain or papaya, cauda equina syndrome ...

Police were today called in to investigate the death of an 18-year-old leukaemia sufferer who died after doctors wrongly injected a powerful anti-cancer drug into his spine. Wayne Jowett, an ...

First wash off the foot, hand or other punctured skin with soap and water. Then soak the puncture wound in warm soapy water for 15 minutes. For any dirt or debris, gently scrub the wound surface back ...

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