Cerebrospinal fluid puncture, hospitalization?

The key to whether cerebrospinal fluid puncture should be hospitalized depends on the severity of the patient's disease. If the patient's condition is relatively stable and there is no obvious threat to the patient's life, lumbar puncture can be carried out in the outpatient department or in the emergency department to check cerebrospinal fluid. It takes 4-6 hours to lie down and rest. However, if the patient's condition is serious, such as showing severe fever, headache, nausea and vomiting, If the intracranial infection is suspected to be serious, then it must be hospitalized for lumbar puncture and laboratory tests. In addition, if some demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system, the patient's clinical manifestations are more serious, such as showing some paralysis, showing severe ataxia, this must also be hospitalized for treatment. Lumbar puncture and cerebrospinal fluid testing are very important auxiliary examinations in neurology.