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Table 2 Numbers and percentages of patients with intracranial hypotension that showed varying degrees of post-lumbar puncture headache after puncture with 22, 23, or 25 gauge needles

From: Cerebrospinal fluid leakage after radioisotope cisternography is not influenced by needle size at lumbar puncture in patients with intracranial hypotension

 

22 G (n = 57)

 

23 G (n = 57)

 

25 G (n = 57)

 

PLH (-)

15

26.3%

14

24.6%

20

35.1%

PLH (±)

6

10.5%

6

10.5%

9

15.8%

PLH (+)

26

45.6%

28

49.1%

27

47.4%

PLH (2+)

10

17.5%

9

15.8%

1

1.8%

  1. PLH(-): headache of usual severity; PLH(±): headache plus other symptoms; PLH(+): headache increased; PLH(2+): headache very severe. Although severe headache occurred more frequently with the larger needles, the differences were not significant.
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Fluids and Barriers of the CNS

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