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A1 Jaffe MM, Srugo II, Tirosh EE, Colin AA, Tal YY
T1 THe ameliorating effect of lumbar puncture in viral meningitis
JF American Journal of Diseases of Children
JO American Journal of Diseases of Children
YR 1989
FD June 1
VO 143
IS 6
SP 682
OP 685
DO 10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150180060021
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150180060021
AB • To test the hypothesis that lumbar puncture in viral meningitis results in symptomatic improvement, a group of 48 children was studied. Twenty-six patients had proved aseptic meningitis, and 22 had infections outside the central nervous system. Before and after lumbar puncture each subject was repeatedly scored for symptoms independently by the attending pediatrician and a parent. Marked symptomatic improvement in children with meningitis was demonstrated following lumbar puncture, while no significant change was demonstrated in the control group. The mechanism underlying this improvement is not clear; however, we consider a number of possible explanations.(AJDC. 1989;143:682-685)