Gravitational headache

Gravitational headache: Introduction

Gravitational headache: Headache following a lumbar puncture is a common and often debilitating syndrome. Continued leakage of cerebrospinal fluid from a puncture site decreases intracranial pressure, which leads to traction on pain-sensitive intracranial structures. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Gravitational headache is available below.

Symptoms of Gravitational headache

• Dull or throbbing, frontal or occipital in origin and radiating to other areas of the head. Its most unique, often diagnostic characteristic is its postural nature; standing exacerbates the headache, while lying down partly or totally alleviates it. Headshaking, coughing and jugular compression worsen the symptoms.
• Associated complaints may include nuchal pain and stiffness, low back pain, diplopia, tinnitus, nausea and vomiting.
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Gravitational headache?

• Failure to diagnose Gravitational headache
• Hidden causes of Gravitational headache (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Gravitational headache

Causes of Gravitational headache

• PLPH can arise after any invasion of the subarachnoid space via dural puncture, including spinal anesthesia, lumbar myelography, diagnostic lumbar puncture (LP), and coincidental dural tap during epidural anesthesia
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Treatments for Gravitational headache

• Post-lumbar headache last less than 4 days and 75% resolve within seven days with conservative management
• Bed rest
• Hydration
• Analgesics
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