Patients must avoid sitting or standing and remain lying down for as long as six hours after the lumbar puncture. They should also drink plenty of fluid to help prevent lumbar puncture headache
Lumbar puncture headaches typically begin within two days after the procedure and persist from a few days to several weeks or months.
Cerebrospinal fluid is obtained by lumbar puncture.
A lumbar puncture takes about 30 minutes.
These headaches usually are a dull pain, although some people report a throbbing sensation. A stiff neck and nausea may accompany the headache.
a spinal tap, or lumbar puncture
I think you mean level of the vertebral column is a lumbar puncture generally performed?
Prepare for lumbar puncture
Menningitis,for one.
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Post-lumbar puncture headache. About 1 out of 3 people who have undergone a lumbar puncture develop a headache afterward due to a leak of fluid into nearby tissues. The headache typically starts several hours up to two days after the procedure and may be accompanied by nausea, vomiting and dizziness. Post-lumbar puncture headaches can last from a few hours to a week or more.Back discomfort or pain. You may feel pain or tenderness in your lower back after the procedure. The pain might radiate down the back of your legs.Bleeding. Serious bleeding can occur if you have a blood-clotting disorder or take blood-thinning or other anticoagulant medications.Brainstem herniation. Increased intracranial pressure, due to a brain tumor or other space-occupying lesion, can lead to compression of the brainstem after a sample of cerebrospinal fluid is removed. A computerized tomography (CT) scan or MRI prior to a lumbar puncture can be obtained, if needed, to determine if there is evidence of increased intracranial pressure.This complication is uncommon.MayoClinic.com
A lumbar puncture, also known as a spinal tap, is typically performed in a hospital, clinic, or doctor's office. It is done in a sterile procedure room by a healthcare provider such as a doctor or nurse.