Preventing Post-Lumbar Puncture Headache.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.02.019
Abstract: Post-lumbar puncture headache is the main adverse event from lumbar puncture and occurs in 3.5% to 33% of patients, causing functional and socio-professional disability. We searched the post-lumbar puncture headache literature and, based on this… read more here.
Keywords: puncture headache; lumbar; lumbar puncture; post lumbar ... See more keywords
Low cerebrospinal fluid volume and the risk for post-lumbar puncture headaches
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2020.117059
Abstract: BACKGROUND Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is essential for the medical workup of patients with neurological conditions and for disease-modifying clinical trials. Post- lumbar puncture (LP) headache is influenced by both operator and patient-related factors, including needle… read more here.
Keywords: lumbar puncture; post lumbar; risk; post ... See more keywords
Delayed diagnosis of bilateral subdural effusions complicating intracranial hypotension in a patient presenting with post lumbar puncture headache
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-239559
Abstract: A 34-year-old woman presented with an unrelenting headache which had been ongoing since discharge from hospital 4 days before. She initially presented 2 weeks earlier with a 7 days history of severe headache, for which she had a… read more here.
Keywords: lumbar puncture; post lumbar; headache;
SC26 Changing from conventional needles to atraumatic needles to reduce the rate of reattendances with post-lumbar puncture headaches in a clinical assessment unit – a quality improvement project
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjstel-2019-aspihconf.59
Abstract: Background Among patients who have lumbar punctures, atraumatic (Whitacre, pencil point) needles are associated with a reduced incidence of post-lumbar puncture headache and a reduced rate of reattendance to hospital for additional treatment, while having… read more here.
Keywords: lumbar puncture; post lumbar; rate; puncture ... See more keywords