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Lumbar puncture 3 weeks ago mild headache, 4 days ago a severe headache came on. still hurts and feel flu ish. could be leak or hematoma?

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?post LP syndrome: Usually, there is less of delay for the leak associated with an lp, but you need to check this out, as if due to your lp, a blood patch should reverse your issues, and if due to something else, you need to find out what is occurring so that too can be handled.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 9/28/2014

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