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Very ill after normal spinal tap and and follow up epidural blood patch. what could it be?
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Postdural puncture: This sounds like you had a postdural puncture headache, which is a headache that improves after lying down. Bed rest, fluids and caffeine usually resolve the problem after several days, but sometimes a blood patch is needed to fix the issue.
Answered 6/30/2013
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