Here is some info regarding the time frame of headaches and using a smaller
needle to avoid headaches. The website has more info. I have just pasted a
portion of the webpage below.
Carol in Culver, IN
http://www.pulmonaryreviews.com/dec00/pr_dec00_puncturehead.html
AVOIDING POST-LUMBAR PUNCTURE HEADACHES
ST. PAUL, MINN, AND GLASGOW, SCOTLAND--Nearly a third or more of patients
who undergo a diagnostic lumbar puncture experience headache following the
procedure. Headache onset typically occurs 24 to 48 hours after the
procedure, lasts for one or two days, and is often severe enough to
immobilize the patient.
To lessen the risk of post-lumbar puncture headache, the American Academy of
Neurology (AAN) recently recommended the use of smaller needles for
diagnostic punctures.[1] According to the AAN report, angle of needle
insertion, replacement of the stylet, and needle design also appear to
influence the likelihood of post-lumbar puncture headache.
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Carol
I've never been given an answer to my three days of pounding headaches
during rehab.
I had a lumbar puncture on a Monday, never moved and had no leakage.
My headaches didn't start until Wednesday and lasted through Friday
evening. The noise in my head was so loud I couldn't hear what people
were saying.
I've always wondered if this was from the LP. Everyone just shrugged it
off. I never get headaches - never - so I was an experience I'll never
forgrt.
Patti - Michigan
