postlumbar puncture headache

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[-lum′bar]

Etymology: L, post, after, lumbus, loin, punctura; AS, heafod + acan

a headache that occurs within a few hours after a lumbar puncture and usually lasts 1 or 2 days to several weeks. It may be accompanied by nausea and vomiting and improves when the patient lies down.

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