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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Other 107 18 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Diagnostic assessment 75 18 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Increase effect of another treatment 64 12 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 12 1 Efficacy_major
Stiffness/Spasticity 8 2 Efficacy_none
Nerve pain (neuralgia) 6 1 Efficacy_major

See all 242 patients currently having Lumbar Puncture

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 24
Moderate
 14
Mild
 6
None
 11

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Lumbar Puncture

Migraine headaches 19
Hospitalization 8
Back pain 7
Very bruised, sore and stiff for a week after 6
Neck ache 4
Spinal headaches 4
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Lumbar Puncture

Always
 46 84%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 2 4%
Never
 7 13%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Lumbar Puncture

Very
 20 36%
Somewhat
 18 33%
A little
 7 13%
Not at all
 10 18%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Lumbar Puncture

$200+
 6 29%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 3 14%
< $25
 12 57%

Report created on February 11, 2012.