Catalog

Post dural puncture headache

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Post dural puncture headache – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/442261402

Headache occurring within five days of a lumbar puncture, caused by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage through the dural puncture. It is usually accompanied by neck stiffness and/or subjective hearing symptoms. It remits spontaneously within two weeks, or after sealing of the leak with autologous epidural lumbar patch.