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Published in final edited form as: Curr Opin Pediatr. 2014 Dec;26(6):626–633. doi: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000000155

Table 1.

Examinations and procedures performed under sedation when necessary^a

Proceudres	Examinations
3T MRI/MR spectroscopy of the brain (spine if indicated)	Ophthalmologic exam
Skin biopsy	Dental exam
Brainstem auditory evoked response	Dysmorphology measurements and other portions of the physical exam that are difficult to perform in an uncooperative awake child
Lumbar puncture for neurotransmitters, inflammatory markers, folate, biopterin and neopterin
Bladder catheterization for urine specimen
Large blood draws
Electromyogram and nerve conduction studies (while emerging from anesthesia)

Modified from [3^▪▪], Table 83-2.