Safety of lumbar puncture in comatose children with clinical features of cerebral malaria

Conclusion:
In comatose children with suspected CM who were clinically stable, we found no evidence that LP increases mortality, even in children with objective signs of raised intracranial pressure.

Source: Neurology - November 27, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Moxon, C. A., Zhao, L., Li, C., Seydel, K. B., MacCormick, I. J., Diggle, P. J., Mallewa, M., Solomon, T., Beare, N. A., Glover, S. J., Harding, S. P., Lewallen, S., Kampondeni, S., Potchen, M. J., Taylor, T. E., Postels, D. G. Tags: All Infections, Parasitic infections, All Pediatric, Patient safety ARTICLE Source Type: research