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Lumbar Puncture Treatment Report
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.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 100 | 36% |
| Support another treatment | 63 | 22% |
| Stiffness/Spasticity | 8 | 2% |
| Sensation | 5 | 1% |
| Don't know | 3 | 1% |
| Vision | 2 | <1% |
| Check for ms | 1 | <1% |
| MS Diagnosis | 1 | <1% |
| MS test | 1 | <1% |
| INITIAL DIAGNOSIS | 1 | <1% |
Other procedures patients are having for Other include Walking Stick/Cane, MRI, and Levothyroxine.
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 35 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 63% | 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 6% | 1 |
| Slight | 6% | 1 |
| None | 13% | 2 |
| Can't tell | 13% | 2 |
Other
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 43% | 15 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 26% | 9 |
| Mild | 11% | 4 |
| None | 20% | 7 |
Top reported side-effects include: Migraine Headaches, Very bruised, sore and stiff for a week after, Back pain
Summary results are based on 35 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 35)
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- mark61
- Sex: M
- 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
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
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- Sallyboo
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: none
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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by Sallyboo
Sep 08, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsModerate
- General health
- Advice/Tips
- relax afterward lay on you back
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0 helpful marks
Report created on November 07, 2009.