Volume 8, issue 1
Varia
Direction of lumbar puncture needle insertion and postpuncture headaches
JAN KOCHANOWICZ1, WIESŁAW DROZDOWSKI1
1. Kliniki Neurologicznej Akademii Medycznej w Białymstoku
Postępy Psychiatrii i Neurologii, 1999, 8, 57-60
Keywords: lumbar puncture / postpuncture headache
Abstract
An attempt was made to assess theeffect of the direction of the puncture needle insertionon the frequency of headaches following the lumbar puncture. Data obtained from 150 lumbarpunctures indicate that if the needle bevel is parallelto longitudinal fibers of spinal duramater,then the incidence of headache after the punctureis significantly lower.
Address for correspondence:
Dr Jan Kochanowicz, Klinika Neurologii AM,
ul. M. Curie-Skłodowskiej 24a, 15-276 Białystok