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Lumbar puncture
Hi a medical student in US. Want to do lumbar puncture for my mom..60 years old. I suspect Normal pressure Hydrocephalus. We live in Hyderabad India.
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There are many symptoms for NPH like imbalance while walking, memory loss and urinary complaints too. Lumbar puncture is done if clinical diagnosis of Normal pressure hydrocephalus is there , thorough which we can look fo improvement in symptoms of patient after which diagnosis and further management can be tailored
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