Lumbar Puncture with All and Thrombocytopenia

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-15-1-10

Keywords:

Lumbar Puncture, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Hydrocortisone

Abstract

The potential association of neurologic, infectious, or hemorrhagic complications with lumbar puncture (LP) during remission induction or consolidation treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) with thrombocytopenia was determined at St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN.

Published

2001-01-01

Issue

Section

Vascular Disorders