TY  - JOUR
T1  - THe ameliorating effect of lumbar puncture in viral meningitis
AU  - Jaffe MM, Srugo II, Tirosh EE, Colin AA, Tal YY
Y1  - 1989/06/01
N1  - 10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150180060021
JO  - American Journal of Diseases of Children
SP  - 682
EP  - 685
VL  - 143
IS  - 6
N2  - • 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)
SN  - 0002-922X
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150180060021
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150180060021
ER  -