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What is Lumbar Puncture?

A lumbar puncture, also 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 for analysis, or occasionally as a treatment to relieve increased intracranial pressure.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
15 44%
Moderate
10 29%
Mild
3 9%
None
6 18%

Most commonly reported side effects

Migraine Headaches
21 78%
Very bruised, sore and stiff for a week after
6 22%
very bad Neck ache
5 19%
Back pain
5 19%
Spinal headaches
4 15%
Had to have a Blood Patch Epidural
3 11%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
31 91%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
3 9%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
11 32%
Somewhat
12 35%
A little
2 6%
Not at all
9 26%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
6 18%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
2 6%
< $25
6 18%

Report created on February 09, 2010.