Lumbar puncture in patients with neurologic conditions

Rosha Babapour Mofrad; Femke H Bouwman; Rosalinde E R Slot; Tessa Timmers; Wiesje M van der Flier; Philip Scheltens; Charlotte E Teunissen

doi:10.1016/j.dadm.2017.04.008

Lumbar puncture in patients with neurologic conditions

Alzheimers Dement (Amst). 2017 May 18:8:108-110. doi: 10.1016/j.dadm.2017.04.008. eCollection 2017.

Authors

Rosha Babapour Mofrad^{1

2}, Femke H Bouwman², Rosalinde E R Slot², Tessa Timmers², Wiesje M van der Flier^{2

3}, Philip Scheltens², Charlotte E Teunissen^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Amsterdam Neuroscience, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
² Department of Neurology, Alzheimer Center, Amsterdam Neuroscience, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Amsterdam Neuroscience, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Abstract

A lumbar puncture is performed to obtain cerebral spinal fluid. It is implemented in the clinic on a routine basis to aid the diagnosis of neurologic diseases, such as dementia. This video will show the lumbar puncture procedure as routinely performed in the VUmc Alzheimer Center.

Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; Educational video; Lumbar puncture; Lumbar puncture video; Neurologic disease.