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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.
Reasons Taken
98 patients in the community are having or have had Lumbar Puncture.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 52 | 53% |
| Support another treatment | 14 | 14% |
| Stiffness/spasticity | 3 | 3% |
| General health | 3 | 3% |
| Walking difficulty without aid | 1 | 1% |
| disease-related symptoms | 1 | 1% |
| Vision | 1 | 1% |
| Sensation | 1 | 1% |
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 21 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 67% | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| None | 17% | 2 |
| Can't tell | 17% | 2 |
Other
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 48% | 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 24% | 5 |
| Mild | 5% | 1 |
| None | 24% | 5 |
Top reported side-effects include: Headaches/ Migraines, Very bruised, sore and stiff for a week after, very bad Neck ache
Summary results are based on 21 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 21)
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- mark61
- Sensation: Mild
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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by mark61
Sep 02, 2008
- EfficacyNone
- Side-effectsNone
- Other
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- webguy1958
- Sensation: Severe
- Overall: Severe
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: severe
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: severe
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by webguy1958
Sep 29, 2008
- EfficacyNone
- Side-effectsNone
- Transverse Myelitis
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