PUNISH Mnemonic - Indications for Head CT before Lumbar Puncture (LP)



P - Papilledema

U - Unconsciousness

N - Neurologic deficit (focal)

 I - Immunocompromised (HIV, transplant)

S - Seizure (new onset)

H - History of CNS disease (mass, stroke, focal infection)



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