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Post-Lumbar Puncture Headache

Known as: Lumbar Puncture Headache, headache post lumbar puncture, post lumbar puncture headache 
Headache in erect position, after lumbar puncture; due to lowering of intracranial pressure by leakage of cerebrospinal fluid through the needle… Expand
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Diagnostic lumbar punctureSpinal Puncture

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Post-Dural Puncture Headachesnervous system disorder

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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Performance and complications of lumbar puncture in memory clinics: Results of the multicenter lumbar puncture feasibility study
INTRODUCTION Lumbar puncture (LP) is increasingly performed in memory clinics. We investigated patient-acceptance of LP… Expand
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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Post-dural (post-lumbar) puncture headache: Risk factors and clinical features
Objective: This is an analytic, interventional, cross sectional study to evaluate the risk factors of post-dural (post-lumbar… Expand
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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
No effect of recumbency duration on the occurrence of post-lumbar puncture headache with a 22G cutting needle
BackgroundSupine recumbence has been widely performed to prevent post-lumbar puncture headache (PLPH). However, the optimal… Expand
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Low Incidence of Post-Lumbar Puncture Headache in 1,089 Consecutive Memory Clinic Patients
Aim: To examine the incidence of post-lumbar puncture headache (PLPH) in patients admitted for cognitive disturbances. Methods… Expand
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Standard vs atraumatic Whitacre needle for diagnostic lumbar puncture: A randomized trial
In order to define the impact of needle type on post-lumbar puncture headache (PLPH), we performed a prospective, randomized… Expand
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Safety and Acceptability of the Research Lumbar Puncture
Three hundred forty-two subjects underwent 428 research lumbar punctures for studies of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers… Expand
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Role of Needle Gauge and Tip Configuration in the Production of Lumbar Puncture Headache
Background and Objectives. Postdural puncture headache (PDPH) is a morbidity that occurs frequently after lumbar puncture. The… Expand
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Low frequency of post-lumbar puncture headache in demented patients.
The frequency of post-lumbar puncture headache (PLPH) was registered prospectively in 395 consecutive demented patients at a… Expand
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Post‐lumbar puncture headaches
To ascertain the frequency and risk factors for post-lumbar puncture headache, we studied all adults who had an ambulatory lumbar… Expand
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Changes in intracranial CSF volume after lumbar puncture and their relationship to post-LP headache.
Post-lumbar puncture (LP) headache may be due to "low CSF pressure", leading to stretching of pain sensitive intracranial… Expand
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