• European neurology · Jan 2010

    Low incidence of post-lumbar puncture headache in 1,089 consecutive memory clinic patients.

    • Henrik Zetterberg, Kristian Tullhög, Oskar Hansson, Lennart Minthon, Elisabet Londos, and Kaj Blennow.
    • Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden. henrik.zetterberg@gu.se
    • Eur. Neurol. 2010 Jan 1; 63 (6): 326-30.

    AimTo examine the incidence of post-lumbar puncture headache (PLPH) in patients admitted for cognitive disturbances.MethodsThe incidence of PLPH and other general (subdural hematoma, meningitis, encephalitis) or local (local pain, spinal hematoma, local infection) complications was evaluated in 1,089 consecutive patients (aged 23-89 years) who underwent lumbar puncture as a part of the routine diagnostic evaluation between February 2001 and March 2007 at a specialized memory clinic.Results28 (2.6%) of the patients reported PLPH of mild severity. No other local or general complications occurred.ConclusionsThe incidence of PLPH in patients with cognitive disturbances is low and CSF analyses can thus be part of the diagnostic work-up at memory clinics.Copyright 2010 S. Karger AG, Basel.

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