Post-lumbar puncture headache is reduced with use of atraumatic needles in ALS

Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener. 2013 Dec;14(7-8):632-4. doi: 10.3109/21678421.2013.808227. Epub 2013 Jul 8.

Authors

Colin Quinn¹, Erik A Macklin, Nazem Atassi, Robert Bowser, Kevin Boylan, Merit Cudkowicz, Christina Fournier, Shafeeq S Ladha, David Lacomis, James Berry

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts, Memorial Medical Center , Worcester, Massachusetts.

PMID: 23834161
DOI: 10.3109/21678421.2013.808227

No abstract available

Publication types

Multicenter Study
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / diagnosis*
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / epidemiology*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Needles*
Post-Dural Puncture Headache / epidemiology*
Post-Dural Puncture Headache / prevention & control*
Retrospective Studies