Where there is no brain imaging: Safety and diagnostic value of lumbar puncture in patients with neurological disorders in a rural hospital of Central Africa

The objectives of this study were to assess the safety and diagnostic yield of LP in a rural hospital of central Africa and to identify predictors of CSF pleocytosis (white blood cell count>5/ μL) as surrogate marker of neuro-infections.

Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - August 9, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Deby Mukendi, Jean-Roger Lilo Kalo, Tharcisse Kayembe, Pascal Lutumba, Barbara Barb é, Philippe Gillet, Jan Jacobs, Cedric P. Yansouni, François Chappuis, Kristien Verdonck, Marleen Boelaert, Andrea S. Winkler, Emmanuel Bottieau Source Type: research