Diseases

Post-Dural Puncture Headache

A secondary headache disorder attributed to low CEREBROSPINAL FLUID pressure caused by SPINAL PUNCTURE, usually after dural or lumbar puncture.

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Abstract

A secondary headache disorder attributed to low CEREBROSPINAL FLUID pressure caused by SPINAL PUNCTURE, usually after dural or lumbar puncture.

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9 entry terms
  • Postdural Puncture Headache
  • Headache, Post-Dural Puncture
  • Headache, Postdural Puncture
  • Headaches, Post-Dural Puncture
  • Headaches, Postdural Puncture
  • Post Dural Puncture Headache
  • Post-Dural Puncture Headaches
  • Postdural Puncture Headaches
  • Post-Lumbar Puncture Headache

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2006; use HEADACHE 2000-2005

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Previous Indexing

  • Headache (1983-2005)
  • Spinal Puncture (1984-2005)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Post-Dural Puncture Headache. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D051299. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D051299
  2. Post-Dural Puncture Headache. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-dural-puncture_headache
  3. Post-Dural Puncture Headache. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1810609