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Can they take out cfs from a vp shunts valve and measure the pressure to see how high it is instead of needing a lumbar puncture?
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Tap: The safest and best route of having CSF removed in anyone, with/without shunt, is via lumbar puncture/spinal tap. An alternative route is a cervical tap, which is higher risk and more painful in general. In the right hands, an LP is minimally painful. I sometimes recommend a relaxing medication prior to having one & request the performing provider use sufficient numbing medication.
Answered 1/29/2017
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