Low Incidence of Post-Lumbar Puncture Headache in 1,089 Consecutive Memory Clinic Patients
Zetterberg, Henrik ; Tullhög, Kristian ; Hansson, Oskar LU
; Minthon, Lennart
LU
; Londos, Elisabet
LU
and Blennow, Kaj
(2010)
In European Neurology
63(6).
p.326-330
- Abstract
- Aim: To examine the incidence of post-lumbar puncture headache (PLPH) in patients admitted for cognitive disturbances. Methods: The 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. Results: 28 (2.6%) of the patients reported PLPH of mild severity. No other local or general complications occurred. Conclusions: The incidence of PLPH in patients with cognitive disturbances is low and CSF analyses can thus be part of the diagnostic... (More)
- Aim: To examine the incidence of post-lumbar puncture headache (PLPH) in patients admitted for cognitive disturbances. Methods: The 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. Results: 28 (2.6%) of the patients reported PLPH of mild severity. No other local or general complications occurred. Conclusions: The 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 (C) 2010 S. Karger AG, Basel (Less)
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- Zetterberg, Henrik
; Tullhög, Kristian
; Hansson, Oskar
LU
; Minthon, Lennart
LU
; Londos, Elisabet
LU
and Blennow, Kaj
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- 2010
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- Contribution to journal
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- keywords
- Alzheimer's disease, Headache, Lumbar puncture
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- European Neurology
- volume
- 63
- issue
- 6
- pages
- 326 - 330
- publisher
- Karger
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- wos:000280222700002
- scopus:77952870556
- pmid:20516693
- ISSN
- 1421-9913
- DOI
- 10.1159/000311703
- language
- English
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- yes
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author = {{Zetterberg, Henrik and Tullhög, Kristian and Hansson, Oskar and Minthon, Lennart and Londos, Elisabet and Blennow, Kaj}},
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keywords = {{Alzheimer's disease; Headache; Lumbar puncture}},
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series = {{European Neurology}},
title = {{Low Incidence of Post-Lumbar Puncture Headache in 1,089 Consecutive Memory Clinic Patients}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000311703}},
doi = {{10.1159/000311703}},
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}