TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors associated with the onset and persistence of post-lumbar puncture headache
AU - Monserrate, Andrés E.
AU - Ryman, Davis C.
AU - Ma, Shengmei
AU - Xiong, Chengjie
AU - Noble, James M.
AU - Ringman, John M.
AU - Morris, John C.
AU - Danek, Adrian
AU - Müller-Sarnowski, Felix
AU - Clifford, David B.
AU - McDade, Eric M.
AU - Brooks, William S.
AU - Darby, David G.
AU - Masters, Colin L.
AU - Weston, Philip S.J.
AU - Farlow, Martin R.
AU - Graff-Radford, Neill R.
AU - Salloway, Stephen P.
AU - Fagan, Anne M.
AU - Oliver, Angela
AU - Bateman, Randall J.
AU - Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network, Inherited Alzheimer Network
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright 2015 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.
PY - 2015/3/1
Y1 - 2015/3/1
N2 - IMPORTANCE: This study assesses factors associated with the most common adverse event following lumbar puncture. OBJECTIVE: To identify factors associated with the risk, onset, and persistence of post-dural puncture headache (PDPH). DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: We performed univariate and multivariable analyses of 338 lumbar punctures in the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network observational study using linear mixed models, adjusting for participant-level and family-level random effects. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: We directly evaluated associations of 3 post-lumbar puncture outcomes (immediate postprocedural headache, PDPH at 24-hour follow-up, and PDPH receiving a therapeutic blood patch) with participant age and sex, positioning, collection method, needle size, needle insertion site, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) volume collected. RESULTS: The incidence of adverse events included 73 immediate postprocedural headaches (21.6%), 59 PDPHs at 24-hour follow-up (17.5%), and 15 PDPHs receiving a therapeutic blood patch (4.4%). Greater volume of CSF collected was associated with increased risk of immediate postprocedural headache, largely owing to a nonlinear increase in risk on collection of volumes above 30 mL (odds ratio, 3.73 for >30 mL and 0.98 for <17 mL). In contrast, collection of higher volumes showed a protective effect in decreasing rates of PDPH at 24-hour follow-up and rates of PDPH receiving a therapeutic blood patch (odds ratio, 0.35 per 10 mL). Although differences in needle size did not reach statistical significance, no participant in the 24G needle group received a therapeutic blood patch compared to 8 of 253 for the larger 22G needles. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Factors that acutely lower CSF pressure (eg, seated positioning or extracting very high volumes of CSF) may be associated with transient post-lumbar puncture headache, without increasing rates of persistent PDPH or therapeutic blood patch. Collection of up to 30 mL of CSF appears to be well tolerated and safe.
AB - IMPORTANCE: This study assesses factors associated with the most common adverse event following lumbar puncture. OBJECTIVE: To identify factors associated with the risk, onset, and persistence of post-dural puncture headache (PDPH). DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: We performed univariate and multivariable analyses of 338 lumbar punctures in the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network observational study using linear mixed models, adjusting for participant-level and family-level random effects. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: We directly evaluated associations of 3 post-lumbar puncture outcomes (immediate postprocedural headache, PDPH at 24-hour follow-up, and PDPH receiving a therapeutic blood patch) with participant age and sex, positioning, collection method, needle size, needle insertion site, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) volume collected. RESULTS: The incidence of adverse events included 73 immediate postprocedural headaches (21.6%), 59 PDPHs at 24-hour follow-up (17.5%), and 15 PDPHs receiving a therapeutic blood patch (4.4%). Greater volume of CSF collected was associated with increased risk of immediate postprocedural headache, largely owing to a nonlinear increase in risk on collection of volumes above 30 mL (odds ratio, 3.73 for >30 mL and 0.98 for <17 mL). In contrast, collection of higher volumes showed a protective effect in decreasing rates of PDPH at 24-hour follow-up and rates of PDPH receiving a therapeutic blood patch (odds ratio, 0.35 per 10 mL). Although differences in needle size did not reach statistical significance, no participant in the 24G needle group received a therapeutic blood patch compared to 8 of 253 for the larger 22G needles. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Factors that acutely lower CSF pressure (eg, seated positioning or extracting very high volumes of CSF) may be associated with transient post-lumbar puncture headache, without increasing rates of persistent PDPH or therapeutic blood patch. Collection of up to 30 mL of CSF appears to be well tolerated and safe.
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U2 - 10.1001/jamaneurol.2014.3974
DO - 10.1001/jamaneurol.2014.3974
M3 - Article
C2 - 25622095
AN - SCOPUS:84926331921
SN - 2168-6149
VL - 72
SP - 325
EP - 332
JO - JAMA Neurology
JF - JAMA Neurology
IS - 3
ER -