How Government Attempts To Reduce Health Spending Can Paradoxically Raise Health Costs

Flawed reimbursements for lumbar punctures illustrate unintended consequences of central planning of prices for medical ...
Medical Xpress

Study finds MRI and lumbar puncture not necessarily required to manage CAR T-cell therapy complications

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and lumbar puncture (LP) may not always be necessary for diagnosing and managing a serious neurological complication associated with CAR T-cell therapy, according to a ...
Healio

Value of MRI, lumbar puncture questioned for immune cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Clinicians rarely made therapeutic modifications based on MRI and lumbar puncture results. EEGs may be ...
South Wales Argus

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board under fire over procedure

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is facing serious questions after an autistic young woman was subjected to a prolonged and failed lumbar puncture at Newport’s Royal Gwent Hospital, and then left ...
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MRI can replace painful spinal tap to diagnose MS more quickly, according to a new study

Experts from the University of Nottingham have proven that multiple sclerosis (MS) can successfully be diagnosed using an MRI scan, meaning patients no longer need to undergo a painful lumbar puncture ...
EurekAlert!

MRI and lumbar puncture not necessarily required to manage CAR T-cell therapy complications

(WASHINGTON, March 19, 2024) – Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and lumbar puncture (LP) may not always be necessary for diagnosing and managing a serious neurological complication associated with CAR ...