Examination of the cerebrospinal fluid: Lumbar Puncture

The C8 spinal segment is opposite the C7 vertebra. In the upper thoracic cord the difference is about 2 and in the lower about 3 . All the lumbosacral segments are opposite T11 to L1. Try the abdominal reflexes (epigastric T6-T9) , (midabdominal T9-T11) , lower abdominal (T11-L1) .Stroke diagonally towards the umbilicus in all four quaderants. ................
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