lumbar puncture Synonyms

spinal tap spinal puncture cerebrospinal fluid analysis cisternal puncture lumbar tap puncture into the subarachnoid space encephalitis rachicentesis spinal block intraspinal anesthesia intrathecal anesthesia meningeal irritation central nervous system infection brudzinski's sign fever headache meningitis Kernig's sign lp meningoencephalitis meningismus caudal block epidural anesthesia meningococcal infection