Can Medical Lumbar Puncture Needle Leave Sequela?

Jan 20, 2023

No, now the puncture is very advanced, the so-called sequela is actually the blood disease found after the examination of bone marrow by the puncture. I'm not sure about conditioning, but I think it's a very, very small intervention
To be sure, as a diagnostic lumbar puncture examination of cerebrospinal fluid, according to the medical routine, will not leave sequelae. The main postoperative complications of lumbar puncture are low cranial pressure headache, which is manifested as obvious headache after sitting up, while headache is relieved or disappeared after supine lying. This is mainly because some patients still have partial cerebrospinal fluid leakage from the puncture needle, resulting in decreased intracranial pressure, nerve pulling, and headache. Therefore, patients are generally asked to stay in bed for 4 to 6 hours after the completion of lumbar puncture. Drinking more water is encouraged to prevent the occurrence of hypotensive headache, and even when hypotensive headache occurs, it usually lasts for 4 to 6 days and usually self-healing.

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