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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.

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)

  • mark61
    Sensation: Mild
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
  • mark61
  • by mark61
    Sep 02, 2008
  • EfficacyNone
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Other

  • webguy1958
    Sensation: Severe
    Overall: Severe
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: severe
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: severe
  • webguy1958
  • by webguy1958
    Sep 29, 2008
  • EfficacyNone
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Transverse Myelitis

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