title: The failed lumbar puncture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Stanford University, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Farhad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sahebkar-Moghaddam
authors.forename: Bruce T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Adornato
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000886:Anthropometry; D015992:Body Mass Index; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008161:Lumbosacral Region / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009339:Needles / Q000592:standards; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D013115:Spinal Canal / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013129:Spinal Puncture / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D017211:Treatment Failure