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Things To Do To Avoid Post Lumbar Puncture Headache

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Dr. Omer MD

headache of my life (which I contribute to becoming tense during the CT scan and had the pain immediately ... such spikes in my heart rate and I was told to continue my Inderal 10 mg twice a day. The... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Omer ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.   Tushar Kanti Biswas MD

on, and it seems to be working OK. I went to a neurologist , who told to do a Lumbar Puncture(LP), in ... since the LP; The Neurologist gave me Fioricet for the headache pain, which I take only as... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Tushar Kanti Biswas ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Sudhir Kumar MD

I had a headache that would not go away. They did a ct scan it was normal and the lumbar puncture ended up being normal. I am 5'6 and 118 pounds. Went to emergency room and they did a lumbar... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudhir Kumar ( Neurologist)
Dr. Erion Spaho MD

I went to the ER due to severe headache approximately 30 hours after the mylogram on Friday morning .... During the myelogram, he warned me that the headache was likely. Fast forward to the ER Saturday night... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Erion Spaho ( Neurologist)
Dr. Hardik Sanghvi MD

What is the sensitivity and specificity for Lumbar puncture for diagnosing ALL (Leukemia)? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Hardik Sanghvi ( Hematologist)

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Dr. Sudhir Kumar MD

trouble with focusing my eyes. Is this normal post lumbar puncture procedures? ...I had a lumbar puncture yesterday and am now experiencing extreme pain in my lower back as well as ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudhir Kumar ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. ARUNESH UPADHYAY MD

CAVE. TO RULE OUT BENIGN INTERACRANIAL HYPERTENSION THEY ARE RECOMMENED TO DO LUMBAR PUNCTURE TO ANALYSIS CSF. PLEASE DOCTOR WHAT IS THIS REPORT SAYS AND IS IT SAFE OF DOING LUMBAR PUNCTURE,... View answer

Answered by : Dr. ARUNESH UPADHYAY ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Vandana Andrews MD

, slightly photophobic. Should i recommend lumbar puncture? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vandana Andrews ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi MD

I had a lumbar puncture over a month ago due to high cranial pressure causing headaches, but now i m suffering back pain directly where the lumbar puncture was done. I ve never had back... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Musfirah Tahir MD

. they tried to do a lumbar puncture tonight 3x s then decided that if it were meningitis she would have been progressively worse from the 3rd day of headaches, so they decided against lumbar... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Musfirah Tahir ( Pediatrician)