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I had a lumbar puncture on wednesday night.its now sunday and i still have the most intenese, incapacitating headache of my life! is this related?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

That is likely.: 32% of people develop headaches after a lumbar puncture. Even though most headaches occur within 24 to 48 hours it can take up to 12 days to present. For this severe a headache i would go to the emergency room.

Dr Pappas and another doctor agreed

Answered 4/19/2016

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