Post-Lumbar Puncture Headache—Does Hydration before Puncture Prevent Headache and Affect Cerebral Blood Flow?

Post-Lumbar Puncture Headache—Does Hydration before Puncture Prevent Headache and Affect Cerebral Blood Flow?

Headache is a common complication after diagnostic lumbar puncture (DLP). We aimed to check whether hydration before puncture influences the incidence of post-lumbar puncture headache (PLPH) and affects cerebral blood flow. Ninety-nine patients enrolled for puncture were assigned to a group with (&l...

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Main Authors: Magdalena Nowaczewska, Beata Kukulska-Pawluczuk, Henryk Kaźmierczak, Katarzyna Pawlak-Osińska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
cerebral hemodynamics
cerebral blood flow
transcranial doppler
neurosonology
post-lumbar puncture headache
flow velocity
intracranial pressure
pulsatility index
hydration
fluid
intracranial hypotension
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/10/1710

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