How Common Are Post-Dural Puncture Headaches in Children?

Discussion
Post-dural puncture headache or spinal headache as they are often called, are headaches that occur within 7 days of a lumbar puncture and remit within 14 days of the lumbar puncture. They begin or worsen within 15 minutes of being in an upright position and improve or stop within 30 minutes of lying down. The headaches are described as a throbbing, dull and severe pain worse mainly in the occipital area, but can occur with radiation to the eyes, forehead or neck. Nausea, emesis, stiff neck, and visual or auditory changes may also occur. Most spinal headaches occur within 1-2 days of the lumbar puncture and spontaneously resolve after 5 days of headache (range 1-12 days).
The etiology is unknown but it is thought that the lumbar puncture allows a small cerebrospinal fluid leak to...

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