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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
19
Moderate
13
Mild
5
None
7

Most commonly reported side effects

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
38 86%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
1 2%
Never
5 11%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
15 34%
Somewhat
16 36%
A little
3 7%
Not at all
10 23%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
6 14%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
2 5%
< $25
9 20%

Report created on September 08, 2010.