TY - JOUR T1 - Role of computed tomography before lumbar puncture: a survey of clinical practice JF - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry JO - J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry SP - 833 LP - 833 VL - 77 IS - 7 AU - P R Greig AU - D Goroszeniuk Y1 - 2006/07/01 UR - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/77/7/833.abstract N2 - It is becoming increasingly common to request computed tomography (CT) to rule out space occupying lesions before lumbar puncture (LP), even in patients with no clinical signs. Imaging trends within a busy district general hospital in Oxfordshire, UK were analysed with results used to clarify when imaging should be … ER -