Post-dural-puncture headache
COMMON SIDE-EFFECT OF LUMBAR PUNCTURE OR SPINAL ANAESTHESIA
Post-dural puncture headache; Post spinal headache; Spinal headache; PDPH; Pdph; Post dural puncture headache; Lumbar puncture headache; Post lumbar puncture headache; Post-lumbar puncture headache; Postdural Puncture Headache; Postdural puncture headache
Post-dural-puncture headache (PDPH) is a complication of puncture of the dura mater (one of the membranes around the brain and spinal cord). The headache is severe and described as "searing and spreading like hot metal", involving the back and front of the head and spreading to the neck and shoulders, sometimes involving neck stiffness.