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Having a lumbar puncture (Heading 1/Bold)

Acute Medicine Department (Heading 2/Bold)
Patient Information Leaflet (Heading 2/Bold)

Introduction (Heading 4/Bold)

This leaflet is for adults who are going to have a lumbar puncture. It explains: (Text)

Originator: xxxxx Date reviewed: August 2025 Next review due: July 2023 Version: x DGH ref: DGH/PIL/xxxxx