What are the after-effects of lumbar puncture needles?

Lumbar puncture sequelae, as the name implies, are the sequelae of the lumbar spine left over from the puncture, which can also be called complications. It is important to understand that the full name of lumbar puncture is lumbar puncture, the main purpose of which is to obtain some cerebrospinal fluid in the spinal canal for laboratory testing. It is often used by neurologists to determine whether there is neurological inflammation or demyelination.

Because a lumbar puncture is performed to extract cerebrospinal fluid from the subarachnoid space, the patient will usually feel more significant pain in the puncture area after receiving the lumbar puncture, which will generally disappear after the patient has recuperated for a period of time.

Most patients after a lumbar puncture have responded with a headache after the lumbar puncture. This headache is usually caused by a temporary decrease in cerebrospinal fluid pressure due to the retention of some cerebrospinal fluid by the doctor during the puncture procedure, and the headache is characterized by relief or even disappearance when the patient is lying down, and worsens when the patient sits up or stands up. In this case, the headache can disappear gradually within 1-2 days by drinking more water, so there is no need to panic, but if it is accompanied by long-term headache then it may be necessary to go to the hospital again in time to confirm the diagnosis of neurological disorders.

Another representative lumbar puncture sequelae is the cauda equina injury, and I believe most people know relatively little about the cauda equina. The cauda equina is composed of L2-5, S1-5, and 10 pairs of nerve roots emanating from the caudal ganglion. However, the cauda equina does not start from L2, the cauda equina is connected to the spinal cord nerve at the location of the L1 spinal cone, so when the nerve above is damaged, the cauda equina is equally likely to suffer.