Low cerebrospinal fluid volume and the risk for post-lumbar puncture headache
Background:Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is essential for the medical workup of patients with neurological conditions as for disease-modifying clinical trials. Post- lumbar puncture (LP) headache is influenced by both operator and patient factors, including needle type and gauge, age and gender.Objectives: We aimed to assess whether CSF volume as measured in pre-procedural brain MRI, is associated with the risk of developing a post-LP headache.Methods: In total, n = 117 participants (n = 58 Parkinson's disease patients, and n = 59 healthy controls) underwent an LP and CSF collection.
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - Category: Neurology Authors: Amgad Droby, Nurit Omer, Tanya Gurevich, Meir Kestenbaum, Yair Mina, Jesse M. Cedarbaum, Orna Aizenstein, Nir Giladi, Anat Mirelman, Avner Thaler Tags: Clinical short communication Source Type: research
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