Abstract:The routine investigation of doing lumbar puncture in patient with febrile convulsion is increasing practiced in many hospital.
Objectives:
The aim of this study was to assess the necessity of routine lumbar puncture (LP) to diagnose meningitis in children who present with fever and convulsions.
Methods:
This is an observational, cross-sectional, hospital-based study, carried out in Mohammed AL-Amin Hamid pediatrics hospital-Omdurman Sudan, during the period from the first of January … Show more
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