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A 21-year old asked:
What is a lumbar puncture?
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Whats a lumbar puncture likes?
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A 33-year old asked:
How is lumbar puncture performed?
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A 38-year old asked:
How can i prepare for a lumbar puncture?
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A 35-year old asked:
Getting a lumbar puncture, how serious is this?
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A 39-year old asked:
What are the affects of getting a lumbar puncture?
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A 36-year old asked:
What happens if a lumbar puncture is done too high?
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A 48-year old asked:
What does a lumbar puncture actually help to prove?
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A 37-year old asked:
How often is it safe for a lumbar puncture be done?
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A 47-year old asked:
Why won't the doctor put me out for a lumbar puncture?
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A 44-year old asked:
What is the main reasons for needing a lumbar puncture?
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A 31-year old asked:
Should a lumbar puncture be done in a fused area of the back?
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A 36-year old asked:
Need a simple explaination for this. What is a lumbar puncture?
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A 40-year old asked:
What is a lumbar puncture like and How come you have to lie on your back afterwards?
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A 47-year old asked:
Whats a lumbar puncture like and why should someone lie on his or her back afterwards?
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A 33-year old female asked:
I have been diagnosed with psedutumor cerebral for approx. 2 years. I have to get lumbar punctures every 3-4 weeks for therapeutic purpose. What other?
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A 36-year old asked:
I got a spinal tap / lumbar puncture today?
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A 42-year old asked:
What is a spinal tap / lumbar puncture like?
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A 24-year old asked:
What are the side effects of a lumbar puncture?
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A 35-year old asked:
Are lumbar puncture and spinal tap the same thing?
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A 41-year old asked:
What's the difference between a spinal tap and lumbar puncture?
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A 40-year old asked:
Is it okay to have terrible stinging pain after lumbar puncture (spinal tap)?
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A 42-year old asked:
What are the main side effects of the lumbar puncture and how long will they last for?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Would a lumbar puncture indicate and show signs if there was an aggressive autoimmune response 6 years ago?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Just got a lumbar puncture, how long should I plan to be laying down, and how long will my lower back be sore?
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A 20-year old male asked:
After spinal tap (lumbar puncture) done in January 2013, my back is still in a great amount of pain. What could this be?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Is it safe for Chiari patients to get Lumbar Punctures?
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A 36-year old asked:
Is it dangerous to get lumbar puncture when your pregnant?
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A 28-year old asked:
Do I have to get some blood tests before doing a lumbar puncture?
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A 36-year old asked:
Can you tell me the difference between a lumbar puncture and a myelogram?
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