Schreiner R L, Kleiman M B
Dev Med Child Neurol. 1979 Aug;21(4):483-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1979.tb01652.x.
The incidence of non-traumatic, traumatic and unsuccessful lumbar punctures in 181 neonates was similar whether a needle with a stylet, a butterfly needle without stylet, or a standard venipuncture needle without stylet was used. Comparison of 20 lumbar puncture pairs in 17 patients showed that traumatic lumbar puncture does not result in a cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis between two and 13 days after initial traumatic lumbar puncture.
