Ultrasound-guided lumbar puncture for nusinersen administration in spinal muscular atrophy patients.

D Veiga-CanutoM Cifrián-PérezI Pitarch-CastellanoJuan Francisco Vázquez CostaF Aparici

Published in: European journal of neurology (2020)

The ultrasound-guided lumbar puncture, following an interlaminar parasagittal approach, is a safe and effective approach for intrathecal treatment with nusinersen in children, adolescents and carefully selected adult SMA patients with complex spines and could be considered the first option in them.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
fine needle aspiration
young adults
end stage renal disease
minimally invasive
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis