Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · Jun 1991
Case Reports[Headache following spinal puncture: treatment with epidural blood patch in a 7-year-old patient].
Lumbar puncture is frequently used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in children. Theoretically, this group of patients should have high rates of post lumbar puncture headache. ⋯ To our knowledge, this has not been reported in children younger than 10 years. We believe this procedure should be considered in pediatric patients with post lumbar puncture headache.