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[[Queckenstedt's maneuver]] is a test for detecting blockage of the spinal canal.<ref name="pmid16705195">{{cite journal| author=Pearce JM| title=Queckenstedt's manoeuvre. | journal=J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry | year= 2006 | volume= 77 | issue= 6 | pages= 728 | pmid=16705195  
'''Queckenstedt's maneuver''', or '''Queckenstedt's test''', is a test for detecting blockage of the [[cerebrospinal fluid]] (CSF) in the spinal canal.<ref name="pmid16705195">{{cite journal| author=Pearce JM| title=Queckenstedt's manoeuvre. | journal=J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry | year= 2006 | volume= 77 | issue= 6 | pages= 728 | pmid=16705195  
| url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16705195 | doi=10.1136/jnnp.2005.083618 | pmc=PMC2077443 }} <!--Formatted by http://sumsearch.uthscsa.edu/cite/--></ref>
| url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16705195 | doi=10.1136/jnnp.2005.083618 | pmc=PMC2077443 }} <!--Formatted by http://sumsearch.uthscsa.edu/cite/--></ref> In the normal patient, Queckenstedt's maneuver leads to a transient rise in pressure of the CSF of about 4 cm H<sub>2</sub>O or more.<ref name="pmid7357350">{{cite journal| author=Clough C, Pearce JM| title=Procedures in practice. Lumbar puncture. | journal=Br Med J | year= 1980 | volume= 280 | issue= 6210 | pages= 297-9 | pmid=7357350
| url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7357350 | pmc=PMC1600152 }} <!--Formatted by http://sumsearch.uthscsa.edu/cite/--></ref>


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Revision as of 10:08, 19 October 2009

Queckenstedt's maneuver, or Queckenstedt's test, is a test for detecting blockage of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the spinal canal.[1] In the normal patient, Queckenstedt's maneuver leads to a transient rise in pressure of the CSF of about 4 cm H2O or more.[2]

References

  1. Pearce JM (2006). "Queckenstedt's manoeuvre.". J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 77 (6): 728. DOI:10.1136/jnnp.2005.083618. PMID 16705195. PMC PMC2077443. Research Blogging.
  2. Clough C, Pearce JM (1980). "Procedures in practice. Lumbar puncture.". Br Med J 280 (6210): 297-9. PMID 7357350. PMC PMC1600152.