Post-dural puncture headaches often develop within a few days of a lumbar puncture (spinal tap). They usually go away on their own within a week or two, but if they persist, a doctor might recommend ...

CSF pressure reflects the intracranial pressure. Increase in intracranial pressure can be caused by tumor or mass in the brain, swelling of brain and bleeding into the brain, infection and ...

A newly developed decision tool may help clinicians determine which patients presenting in the emergency department (ED) with headache require investigation for subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). A study ...

A blood test could be just as good at detecting the signs of Alzheimer's disease as painful and invasive lumbar punctures, research suggests. Measuring levels of a protein called p-tau217 in the blood ...

The fundi appeared normal. Lumbar puncture was repeated, revealing an initial pressure of 140 mm., and 5 mg. of amethopterin was again injected intrathecally. The patient was continued on amethopterin ...