BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Complications from lumbar puncture (LP) include
headache; mild puncture-site pain; and, rarely, subdural, epidural, or subarachnoid …

Lumbar puncture is a very common neurological diagnostic procedure which is associated
with minimal risk. Epidural cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) collection can occur after puncture of …

Lumbar puncture is a common procedure in the emergency department. Cerebrospinal fluid
(CSF) leak through a dural tear can cause transient side effects including headache and …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to review the incidence and sonographic
appearance of cerebrospinal fluid leakage after lumbar puncture in the neonatal period …

© 1999 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. and denied neck pain or visual
changes. The patient was discharged home with a diagnosis of post-LP headache. He …

A case is presented of a 12-year-old boy with a post-lumbar puncture headache of 6 weeks
duration that was treated successfully with an epidural blood patch. Post-lumbar puncture …

Abstract Objects We report a case of epidural cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak after lumbar
puncture caused by CSF dissecting into the spinal epidural space. The incidence of this …

Background Unsuccessful lumbar puncture (LP) attempts may lead to epidural hematoma
(EH) formation within the spinal canal at the site of needle insertion, which can affect …

Introduction Although lumbar puncture (LP) is a relatively straightforward procedure and is
usually associated with low morbidity, rare and significant neurological complications can …

Headache occurs after dural puncture in about 1%–25% of children who undergo the
procedure—a rate similar to that seen in adults. Persistence of post–dural puncture …