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Special Report: Complications of Lumbar Puncture and Their Prevention With Atraumatic Lumbar Puncture Needles ... Neurologists in the United States perform about 400,000 lumbar punctures per year. Although neurologists are not typically concerned about complications of lumbar puncture, our patients are inordinately worried...
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www.mult-sclerosis.org/news/May2000/ComplicationsofLumb...
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Alternate Name(s): Spinal tap; Ventricular puncture; Lumbar puncture; Cisternal puncture; Cerebral spinal fluid culture ... Risks of lumbar puncture include: Hypersensitivity (allergic) reaction to the anesthetic. Discomfort during the test. Headache after the test. Bleeding into the spinal canal. Brain herniation (if performed on a person with increased intracranial ...
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003428.htm#Wha...
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Lumbar puncture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In medicine, a lumbar puncture (colloquially known as a spinal tap ) is a diagnostic and at times therapeutic procedure that is performed in order to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumbar_puncture
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Adverse side effects from a lumbar puncture range from introduced infection to headache. Headache is the most common complication. Serious complications of a lumbar puncture include damage to the spinal cord or spinal nerve roots resulting in weakness or loss of sensation, or even paraplegia.
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www.doctorslounge.com/primary/procedures/miscellaneous/...
www.doctorslounge.com/primary/procedures/miscellaneous/lumbar_puncture.htm
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Overview: Lumbar puncture is a procedure that is often performed in the emergency department to obtain information about the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).1 Although usually used for diagnostic purposes to rule out potential life-threatening conditions such as bacterial ... ... lumbar puncture, LP, spinal tap,
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emedicine.medscape.com/article/80773-overview
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What was your lumbar puncture done for? If it was done for diagnoising a disease then it might be a complication of meningitis etc. What is the result of your spinal fluid analysis. Correlate all the complications which pertained after the LP and also with the report near your Physician.
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www.medhelp.org/posts/Neurology/Lumbar-Puncture-complic...
www.medhelp.org/posts/Neurology/Lumbar-Puncture-complication/show/990514
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This article reviews historical aspects and the following complications of lumbar puncture: cerebral and spinal herniation, postdural puncture headache, cranial neuropathies, nerve root irritation, low back pain, stylet associated problems, infections, and bleeding complications.
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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9421542
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A lumbar puncture is considered a safe procedure with minimal risks. Most of the time, there are no complications. In some instances, a patient may get a headache (it's recommended that patients lie down for a few hours after the test and drink plenty of fluids to help prevent headaches).
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kidshealth.org/parent/general/sick/lumbar_puncture.html
kidshealth.org/parent/general/sick/lumbar_puncture.html
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Lumbar puncture may lead to neurological complications. ... Lumbar puncture may lead to neurological complications. These include intracranial hypotension, cervical epidural haematomas, and cranial and lumbar subdural haematomas. MRI is the modality of choice to diagnose these complications.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/15902431
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